What Does John 12:33 Mean in the King James?
This he said, signifying what death he should die.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Jesus’ manner of death is not merely predicted here; it is made a sign.
THE MEANING
You are shown Jesus’ death as something already disclosed: the words point to the kind of death, not merely the fact that he will die. Its manner carries meaning you can see rather than an ending hidden from view.
THE ROOT
σημαίνων
sēmainōn
GROWS FROM
σῆμα
sēma
sign, mark, or token
“signifying” in this verse is sēmainōn. The Greek verb carries the sense of indicating or making known through a sign. The verse points beyond the fact of Jesus’ death to its manner, which itself communicates meaning.
ALSO GROWS
sēmainō: to indicate, signal, or signify
σημαίνω
This is the verb in the verse: Jesus’ words signal the kind of death he will die.
sēmeion: a sign or distinguishing mark
σημεῖον
This related word makes visible the connection between signifying and a sign: what is said points to what the manner of death reveals.
THE PATTERN
A sign gives visible form to meaning that would otherwise remain hidden.
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.THE THREAD
That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.John 18:32 repeats the same wording as John 12:33, carrying the verb for “signifying” into the moment the saying is fulfilled. The manner of death disclosed here comes into view there.
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