to tell
exegeomai describes relating or recounting matters, including what God has done and how he is made known.
Across the supplied verses, the term most often marks the relating or recounting of information and events: reports given to others, accounts of God’s actions, and matters experienced on the road. In John 1:18, it occurs where the APB says that the unique God “has made him known,” showing a closely connected use of making someone known.
Senses in use
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Relating or recounting an account · dominant
The term occurs for communicating a report or account to others: in Acts 10:8 the aorist middle participle accompanies sending men to Joppa after the matter has been explained; in Acts 15:12 and Acts 15:14 it introduces accounts of what God had done or how God visited the Gentiles. In Acts 21:19 and Luke 24:35, imperfect middle forms present ongoing recounting; the APB renders the clauses “he began to recount one by one” and “they told the things on the road.”
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Making God known · rare
In John 1:18, the aorist middle indicative stands in the statement that no one has seen God and that the unique God at the father’s side has made him known. The APB renders the clause “has made him known,”.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the clauses as “explaining,” “related,” “recount,” “told,” and “has made him known.” These are verse-level renderings rather than fixed English equivalents.