mardi 5 août 2014

sêmeion (sign) in the Gospel of John


sêmeion, -ou, to, n., sign

The Greek term “sêmeion” (in English: sign; French: signe; Vietnamese: dấu chỉ, dấu lạ) appears 17 times in the Gospel of John: 2:11,18,23; 3:2; 4:48,54; 6:2,14,26,30; 7:31; 9:16; 10:41; 11:47; 12:18.37; 20:30. Therein, 11 times are as plural noun “sêmeia” (signs): 2:11,23; 3:2; 4:48; 6:2,26; 7:31; 9:16; 11:47; 12:37; 20:30; and 6 times are as singular noun “sêmeion” (sign): 2:18; 4:54; 6:14,30; 10:41; 12:18.

In these 17 occurrences,
- 7 times, “sêmeion” describes the signs that Jesus performs: 2:11; 4:54; 7:31; 6:14,26; 9:16; 12:18.
- 6 times, people uses the term “sêmeion” to talk about Jesus’ signs: Nicodemus (3:2), the Jewish council (11:47) and the narrator (2:23; 6:2; 12:37; 20:30).
- 4 times are the other uses of the term “sêmeion”: People asks Jesus to do a sign (2:18; 6:30), John the Baptist does no sign (10:41), and the expression: “Signs and wonders” (4:48).

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August 05, 2014.
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