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deigmatízō

make a public example

Say it: dayg-mat-ID-zo (approximate)

δειγματίζω

What it means

To make a public example, to expose to view. In 2:15, God "made a show of them openly." In Matthew 1:19 Joseph did not want to "make her a public example."

Range of meaning

  • Make an exampleShow publicly.
  • ExposePut on display.

In Colossians

  • Chapter 2

    "He made a show of them openly" (2:15).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1165 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources