Strong G585ἀπόδειξις
demonstration
- Transliteration
- apodeixis
- Pronunciation
- ap-od'-ike-sis
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G584; manifestation: - demonstration.
Detailed definition
ἀπό-δειξις, -εως, ἡ
(ἀποδείκνυμι) [in LXX: 3Ma.4:20, 4Ma.3:19 4Mac 13:10 *;]
1. a showing off.
2. As used by Gk. philosophers, demonstration, certain proof: 1Co.2:4 (see ICC, in l; MM, see word; Lft., Notes, 173).†
(AS)
(ἀποδείκνυμι) [in LXX: 3Ma.4:20, 4Ma.3:19 4Mac 13:10 *;]
1. a showing off.
2. As used by Gk. philosophers, demonstration, certain proof: 1Co.2:4 (see ICC, in l; MM, see word; Lft., Notes, 173).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G585 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- demonstration1
First verses
- 1 Corinthians 2:4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀπόδειξις,
Ionic dialect -δεξις, εως, ἡ, (ἀποδείκνυμι) showing forth, making known, exhibiting, δι᾽ ἀπειροσύνην.. κοὐκ ἀπόδειξιν τῶν ὑπὸ γαίας[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 196.)]
2 setting forth, publication, Ἠροδότου.. ἱστορίης ἀπόδεξις[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus)]Prooem.; ἀρχῆς ἀ. an exposition, sketch of it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.97; ἀ. περὶ τὸν πολιτικόν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 277a; περί τινος “R.” 358b.)]
3 proof, βουλομένοισί σφι γένοιτ᾽ ἂν ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.101; ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 12.19, etc.; especially by words, ἀποδείξεις εὑρίσκειν τινός 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 10.3; ἀ. λέγειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 162e; -ξεις φέρειν 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 12.5.5)]; χρῆσθαί τινι ἀποδείξει τινός use it as a proof of a thing, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.160a)]: in plural, proofs, or arguments in proof of, τινός[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.300, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 73a; λέγειν τι ἐς ἀπόδειξιν τοῦ περιέσεσθαι τῷ πολέμῳ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.13; ἄνευ ἀποδείξεως 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 92d; μετ᾽ ἀ. 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.1.3, +others)]; ἀ. λαμβάνειν.. τῶν μανθανόντων test them by examination, etc., [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.736d; ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι τῶν ἐφήβων “IG” 2.470.40; ἀ. τέχνης)]specimen, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Dionysius Comicus 3.4; ἀ. αὑτοῖς δοῦναί τινος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.79f, etc.)]; citation, ποιητῶν καὶ ἱστοριαγράφων ἀποδείξεις[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“SIG” 685.93 (Crete, 2nd c.BC).)]
3.b in the Logic of [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus)], demonstration, i. e. deductive proof by syllogism, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (Anthologia Graeca 0.71b17, +others, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 1p.25U., “Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta” 2.89)]; opposed to inductive proof (ἐπαγωγή), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Anthologia Graeca” 0.81a40:—sometimes in a loose sense, ἀ. ῥητορικὴ ἐνθύμημα [prev. author] “Rh.” 1355a6.)]
4 appointment, θεωρῶν[Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“SIG” 402.29 (Delph., 3rd c.BC).)]
II (from middle) ἀ. ἔργων μεγάλων display, achievement of mighty works, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.207, compare 2.101, 148.)]
Ionic dialect -δεξις, εως, ἡ, (ἀποδείκνυμι) showing forth, making known, exhibiting, δι᾽ ἀπειροσύνην.. κοὐκ ἀπόδειξιν τῶν ὑπὸ γαίας[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 196.)]
2 setting forth, publication, Ἠροδότου.. ἱστορίης ἀπόδεξις[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus)]Prooem.; ἀρχῆς ἀ. an exposition, sketch of it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.97; ἀ. περὶ τὸν πολιτικόν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 277a; περί τινος “R.” 358b.)]
3 proof, βουλομένοισί σφι γένοιτ᾽ ἂν ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.101; ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 12.19, etc.; especially by words, ἀποδείξεις εὑρίσκειν τινός 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 10.3; ἀ. λέγειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 162e; -ξεις φέρειν 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 12.5.5)]; χρῆσθαί τινι ἀποδείξει τινός use it as a proof of a thing, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.160a)]: in plural, proofs, or arguments in proof of, τινός[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.300, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 73a; λέγειν τι ἐς ἀπόδειξιν τοῦ περιέσεσθαι τῷ πολέμῳ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.13; ἄνευ ἀποδείξεως 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 92d; μετ᾽ ἀ. 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.1.3, +others)]; ἀ. λαμβάνειν.. τῶν μανθανόντων test them by examination, etc., [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.736d; ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι τῶν ἐφήβων “IG” 2.470.40; ἀ. τέχνης)]specimen, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Dionysius Comicus 3.4; ἀ. αὑτοῖς δοῦναί τινος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.79f, etc.)]; citation, ποιητῶν καὶ ἱστοριαγράφων ἀποδείξεις[Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“SIG” 685.93 (Crete, 2nd c.BC).)]
3.b in the Logic of [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus)], demonstration, i. e. deductive proof by syllogism, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (Anthologia Graeca 0.71b17, +others, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 1p.25U., “Stoicorum Veterum Fragmenta” 2.89)]; opposed to inductive proof (ἐπαγωγή), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Anthologia Graeca” 0.81a40:—sometimes in a loose sense, ἀ. ῥητορικὴ ἐνθύμημα [prev. author] “Rh.” 1355a6.)]
4 appointment, θεωρῶν[Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“SIG” 402.29 (Delph., 3rd c.BC).)]
II (from middle) ἀ. ἔργων μεγάλων display, achievement of mighty works, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.207, compare 2.101, 148.)]