"to disclose what is secret, Jn. 11:57; Acts 23:30; 1 Cor. 10:28; to declare, indicate, Lk. 20:37*"
Definition and meaning
to disclose what is secret, Jn. 11:57; Acts 23:30; 1 Cor. 10:28; to declare, indicate, Lk. 20:37*
In the original Greek the word is written: μηνύω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of menyo (G3377) across the King James Bible.
Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
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Common questions
Strong's G3377 (menyo) is a Greek word that means: to disclose what is secret, Jn. 11:57; Acts 23:30; 1 Cor. 10:28; to declare, indicate, Lk. 20:37* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word menyo (G3377) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3377 is menyo, a Greek word defined as: to disclose what is secret, Jn. 11:57; Acts 23:30; 1 Cor. 10:28; to declare, indicate, Lk. 20:37*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
menyo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.