Lexicon
μηνύω
mēnuō
G3377
G:V Greek

to disclose

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Menuo denotes making information known, whether reporting a matter, exposing a plot, or stating what Moses said.

The attested use concerns bringing information to notice: someone identifies food in 1 Corinthians 10:28, a plot becomes known in Acts 23:30, a person's location is to be reported in John 11:57, and Moses is said to have made the resurrection known in Luke 20:37.

Senses in use

  1. Making a matter known · dominant

    The active forms mark a person making information known: in 1 Corinthians 10:28 the APB renders someone saying, "This is sacrificed to idols," and in John 11:57 it renders the requested action as reporting where he was. In Acts 23:30 the passive participle concerns a plot that was disclosed, while in Luke 20:37 the indicative describes Moses making known that the dead are raised at the thorn bush.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between "disclosed" and "report," while in 1 Corinthians 10:28 it presents the action through someone saying something. These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.

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