ἐπιδείκνυμι; 1 aorist ἐπέδειξα; (present middle ἐπιδεικνυμαι); to exhibit, show (as though for exposition or examination (Schmidt, chapter 127, 5); from Pindar, Herodotus down.); a. to bring forth to view: τί, Mat_22:19; and Luk_20:24 Rec.; τί τίνι, Luk_24:40 R G; ἑαυτόν τίνι, Luk_17:14; to show i. e. bid to look at, τί τίνι, Mat_24:1; to show i. e. furnish to be looked at, produce what may be looked at: σημεῖον, Mat_16:1; Middle with the accusative of the thing, to display something belonging to oneself: χιτῶνας, the tunics as their own, Act_9:39 (see Meyer). b. to prove, demonstrate, set forth to be known and acknowledged: Heb_6:17; followed by the accusative and the infinitive Act_18:28.

ἐπιδείκνυμι epideiknymi 7x to exhibit, Mat_16:1 ; Act_9:39 ; to show, Mat_22:19 ; Luk_17:14 ; to point out, Mat_24:1 ; to demonstrate, prove, Act_18:28 ; Heb_6:17

ἐπι -δείκνυμι , [in LXX : Pro_12:17 ( H6315 hi .), Isa_37:26 ( H935 hi .), Esp . Jer.59, 2Ma_15:32 , al ;] 1. to show, exhibit, display: c . acc et dat ., Mat_16:1 ; Mat_22:19 ; Mat_24:1 , Luk_17:14 . Mid ., to display for oneself or as one's own (but cf. El., § 55, 1): Act_9:39 . 2. to show, point out, prove: c . acc , Heb_6:17 ; c . acc et inf ., Act_18:28 ( cf. MM , Exp., xiv).†

ἐπιδείκνυμι [page 237] For this verb in its primary sense of show, cf. P Flor II. 125 .8 (A.D. 254) ἐπιδείξων τοὺς τόπους ἔνθα ἀπετε̣θη , P Fay 20 .6 (iii/iv A.D.) πολὺ ἂν φανερωτέραν τὴν ἐμαυτοῦ μεγαλοψυχίαν ἐπιδεικ [ν ]ύμενος , making a much more conspicuous display of my magnanimity, P Oxy I. 42 .5 (A.D. 325) ὅτ ]ι προθυμότατα τοὺς ἐφήβους [τ ]ὰ γυμνι [κὰ ] ἐπιδείκνυσθαι προσήκει . In P Ryl II. 175 .14 (A.D. 168) ἐπιδεδιγμένος ἐξηγητ [ής is exegetes-elect. See also P Petr III. 53( n ) .3 (iii/B.C.) ἀ̣[λ ]λ᾽ οὐ τυχὼν ἐπιδείξειν (? for δεῖξαι )[π ]ρὸς βίαν ἔχετ̣α̣ι̣, but since he did not succeed in clearing himself he is forcibly detained; and for the meaning prove, as in Act_18:28 , Heb_6:17 , cf. P Eleph 1 .7 (marriage-contract B.C. 311 10) (= Selections , p. 3) ἐπιδειξάτω δὲ Ἡρακλείδης ὅ τι ἂν ἐγκαλῆι Δημητρίαι ἐναντίον ἀνδρῶν τριῶν , and let H. prove his charge against D. in the presence of three men, P Giss I. 2 i. 24 (marriage-contract B.C. 173) ἐὰν δέ τι τούτων ἐπιδει [χθῆι ] ποιῶν , P Tor I. 1 vii. 4 (B.C. 117 6) προσυποδεικνὺς . . . πρότερον εἶναι ἐπιδεικνῦειν αὐτον , ὥς ἐστιν υἱὸς τοῦ τε Πτολεμαίου καὶ . . μητρός , and P Ryl II. 87 (early iii/A.D.) where ἐπέδειξα is used ter of a surveyor who has verified the condition of certain arourae of land. For the subst. see P Tor I. 1 vii. 7 (B.C. 116) μετὰ τὰς ἐπιδείξεις ταύτας hisce demonstratis (Ed.), P Oxy III. 471 .90 (ii/A.D.) ὥστε καὶ ἐπίδειξις ἦν αὐτῶι πρὸς τοὺς δανειζομένους ἃ ἔπραττεν , and even showed off to the borrowers what he had been doing (Edd.).

ἐπιδείκνυμι and -ύω fut. -δείξω aor1 -έδειξα ionic -έδεξα "to exhibit as a specimen", Ar. : generally, "to shew forth, display, exhibit", Plat. , Xen. , etc. Mid. "to shew off or display for oneself or what is one's own", Hdt. , Plat. , etc.; ἐπιδείξασθαι λόγον "to exhibit one's" eloquence, id=Plat. :—absol. "to shew off, make a display of one's powers", Ar. , Plat. , etc. "to shew, point out", τί τινι id=Plat. :—c. part. "to shew" that a thing is, Hdt. , etc.; also in Mid., Xen. ; ἐπ. τινὰ δωροδοκήσαντα "to prove" that one took bribes, Ar. absol. "to lay informations", id=Ar.

ἐπι-δείκνυμι [in LXX: Pro.12:17 (פּוּחַ hi.), Isa.37:26 (בּוֹא hi.), Esp. Jer.59, 2Ma.15:32, al ;] __1. to show, exhibit, display: with accusative and dative, Mat.16:1 22:19 24:1, Luk.17:14. Mid., to display for oneself or as one's own (but cf. El., § 55, 1): Act.9:39. __2. to show, point out, prove: with accusative, Heb.6:17; with accusative and inf., Act.18:28 (cf. MM, Exp., xiv).† (AS)