Lexical Definition

‎μηνύω‎ mēnýō (may-noo'-o) to disclose ^G:V
probably from the same base as ‎μασσάομαι‎ and ‎μνάομαι‎ (i.e. , to strive)

shew, tell.

• to disclose (through the idea of mental effort and thus calling to mind), i.e. report, declare, intimate

Abbott-Smith

** μηνύω, [in LXX: II Mac 3:7 6:11 14:37, III Mac 3:28, IV Mac 4:3*;]
to disclose, declare, make known: Lk 20:37, I Co 10:28; in forensic sense, to inform, report: Jo 11:57; pass., c. dat. pers., Ac 23:30.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

μηνύω-ύω

(see. near the end), Doric dialect μᾱν- [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future -ύσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]. γ᾽, etc.: aorist ἐμήνῡσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect μεμήνῡκα[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, perfect μεμήνῡται [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐμηνύωύθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future μηνύωυθήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—disclose what is secret, reveal: generally, make known, declare, μ. τινί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί μηνύωύεις νέο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ πρᾶγμ᾽ οὐ μεμήνυκ᾽ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τοὺς ἑτερογνάθους μ. ἡ πέδη indicates, betrays them, [Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place]:—passive, κατὰ τὸ μεμηνύωυμένον [Refs 1st c.BC+]

__2 with accusative et participle, πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα μ. τινὰ ἔχοντα show that he has, [μηνύωύθη πόλεμος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Criti.” [same place]: the ">Refs 5th c.BC+]participle is sometimes omitted, τόδ᾽ ἔργον.. σε μηνύωύει κακόν (i.e. ὄντα) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, [ποιηταὶ] ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχειν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἡ ἐπιστήμη μ. ὡς.. ἑπομένης τῆς ψυχῆς gives indication of the soul as following, [Refs]
__3 followed by an interrogative or conjunction, μήνυσον αὐτοῖς τίς ἐστιν [Refs]; ἀλλά μοι μηνύωύσατε εἰ.. inform me whether.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ὅτι.. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 absolutely, ὡς ὁ ἔμπροσθεν μεμήνυκεν ἡμῖν λόγος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II at Athens, inform, lay information against another, κατά τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινας Docum. cited in [μηνύωύσας “OGI” 665.29 (Egypt, 1st c.AD): \_impersonal\_ in ">Refs 5th c.BC+]passive, μηνύωύεται information is laid, [μηνύωῦσθαι [prev. author] 1.20, compare 6.57, 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.10; ὧν πέρι ἄλλων ἐμεμήνυτο 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.61 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, also of persons, to be informed against, denounced, τῶν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ μεμηνύωυμένων[μηνύωυθέν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1563; μηνύωυθέντος τοῦ ἐπιβουλεύματος 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.89 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]. [ῡ always in future, aorist, and perfect; and in Attic dialect so in present and imperfect; ῠ in Epic dialect and Lyric poetry in present and imperfect, [Refs 5th c.BC+], B.[same place], but ῡ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]