σημεῖον

Vocabulary Form

σημεῖον, -ου, τό

Definition

sign, miracle

Erasmian

Modern

Root

σημειο

Frequency

4956

Cognates

Semeio is a combining form meaning "sign" or "symptom."
Semeiology is sign language.
Semeiotic means, "pertaining to symptoms."

Mnemonics

"S" is for sign; "M" is for miracle.

Mnemonics

My wife hates cats so it would be a miracle if I ever get a Siamese cat.

Notes

In John's gospel especially, miracles are signs as to who Jesus truly is.

Biblical Concordance

Matthew 12:38	Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| acc sg neut) from you.”
Matthew 12:39	But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| acc sg neut), but no sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) will be given to it except the sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) of Jonah the prophet.
Matthew 16:1	Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| acc sg neut) from heaven.
Matthew 16:3	and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs (sēmeia \| σημεῖα \| acc pl neut) of the times?
Matthew 16:4	An evil and adulterous generation looks for a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| acc sg neut), but no sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) will be given it except the sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.
Matthew 24:3	And when he was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when are these things to take place, and what will be the sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) of your coming and the consummation of the age?”
Matthew 24:24	For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and they will perform great signs (sēmeia \| σημεῖα \| acc pl neut) and wonders so as to lead astray, if that were possible, even the elect.
Matthew 24:30	And then the sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
Matthew 26:48	The betrayer had given them a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| acc sg neut), saying, “The one I will kiss, he is the one; seize him.”
Mark 8:11	The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| acc sg neut) from heaven, testing him.
Mark 8:12	Sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, “Why does this generation seek a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut)? I tell you the truth, no sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) will be given to this generation.”
Mark 13:4	“Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) when all these things are about to take place?”
Mark 13:22	For false christs and false prophets will arise and will offer signs (sēmeia \| σημεῖα \| acc pl neut) and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, the elect.
Mark 16:17	And these signs (sēmeia \| σημεῖα \| nom pl neut) will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
Mark 16:20	And going out, they proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked alongside and confirmed the message through the accompanying signs (sēmeiōn \| σημείων \| gen pl neut).
Luke 2:12	And this is the sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
Luke 2:34	Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Take note, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| acc sg neut) that will be opposed
Luke 11:16	Others, to test him, kept demanding from him a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| acc sg neut) from heaven.
Luke 11:29	As the crowds were getting larger, Jesus began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it looks for a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| acc sg neut), but no sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) will be given to it except the sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) of Jonah.
Luke 11:30	For as Jonah became a sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
Luke 21:7	And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what is the sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| nom sg neut) when these things are about to happen?”
Luke 21:11	there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues. There will be dreadful portents and great signs (sēmeia \| σημεῖα \| nom pl neut) from heaven.
Luke 21:25	“There will be signs (sēmeia \| σημεῖα \| nom pl neut) in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring and surging of the sea;
Luke 23:8	Upon seeing Jesus, Herod was very glad, since for a long time he had been wanting to see him, because of what he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some miraculous sign (sēmeion \| σημεῖον \| acc sg neut) done by him.
John 2:11	Jesus did this, the first of his signs (sēmeiōn \| σημείων \| gen pl neut), at Cana in Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.