Words the Bible translates as prove
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- paristēmiπαρίστημιto place someone or something at another's disposal: to present, offer, or provide
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- to stand beside: to be present, stand near, or come to another's side
- dokimazōδοκιμάζωto put something to the test to find out whether it is genuine, and so to prove and approve it
- sunistēmi, sunistaōσυνίστημι, συνιστάωto set a person or a claim forward so that it stands established: to commend someone, or to prove something true
+1 more meaning
- to stand joined together as one coherent whole: to hold together, cohere, or stand alongside
- nasahנָסָהto put to the test: to set up a trial that brings out what a person, a thing, or even God will actually do
- baḥanבָּחַןto examine something closely to find out whether it is genuine, the way an assayer tests metal
- endeiknumiἐνδείκνυμιto put something of your own on open display through what you do: to show your power, your character, or your attitude by acting on it
- epideiknumiἐπιδείκνυμιto put something where other people can see it for themselves: to hold it up, point it out, or lay out the evidence for a claim
- sumbibazōσυμβιβάζωto hold separate parts together, so that what was apart works as one whole
+2 more meanings
- to put facts side by side so that a conclusion follows from them
- to teach someone: to bring a person's mind together with something they did not grasp
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