Semaino is used to make something known, including indicating the kind of death a spoken word concerns.

The attested uses show making information known: three verses use the present participle to identify the kind of death indicated by spoken words, while other contexts concern communicating a famine, charges, or matters to be shown to John.

1. Indicating the kind of death meant · dominant

   In John 12:33, John 18:32, and John 21:19, the present active participle links what Jesus had said with the kind of death that statement indicated. The APB renders these clauses with “indicate” or “signifying” and specifies the death he was going to die or by which he would glorify God.

   John 12:33John 18:32John 21:19
2. Making a matter known · common

   In Acts 11:28, the aorist active verb concerns Agabus communicating a coming famine; in Acts 25:27, the aorist infinitive concerns indicating charges against a prisoner. In Revelation 1:1, the aorist active verb occurs in the statement that matters soon to take place were made known through an angel to John.

   Acts 11:28Acts 25:27Revelation 1:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between “signified,” “indicating,” “indicate,” “signifying,” and “made known” across these verses. These are verse-level renderings rather than fixed word-for-word equivalents.