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φαίνω

phainōto shine/appearHow to read Greek
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Definition

φαίνω

[in LXX for אוֹר hi., רָאָה ni., etc. ;]

I. Act.,

1. to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.).

2. Absol., to give light, shine (Hom., Plat., al.): John 1:5; 5:35, 2 Peter 1:19, 1 John 2:8, Revelation 1:16; 8:12; 18:23; 21:23.

II. Pass., to come to light, appear, be manifest: Matthew 2:7; 13:26; 24:27, 30, Luke 9:8, Philippians 2:15, Hebrews 11:3, 1 Peter 4:18" (LXX) ; opposite to ἀφανίζεσθαι, John 4:14; with dative of person(s) (Bl. § 54, 4), Matthew 1:20; 2:13, 19, Mark 16:9; with nom. pred., Matthew 23:27-28, Romans 7:13, 2 Corinthians 13:7; id. with dative of person(s), Matthew 6:5, 16; 6:18 (before nom. ptcp., but not as in cl.; see Bl., § 73, 4); impers., Matthew 9:33; of the mind and judgment (= δοκεῖ, which see), Mark 14:64 (cf. I Esther 2:21), Luke 24:11.

Synonyms: see: δοκέω

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as φαίνω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

31 total
  1. Matthew 1:20ἐφάνη · appeared
    But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
  2. Matthew 2:7φαινομένου · had appeared
    Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
  3. Matthew 2:13φαίνεται · appeared
    When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
  4. Matthew 2:19φαίνεται · appeared
    After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
  5. Matthew 6:5φανῶσιν · to be seen
    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  6. Matthew 6:16φανῶσιν · to show
    When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  7. Matthew 6:18φανῇς · will not be obvious
    …so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  8. Matthew 9:33ἐφάνη · has ever been seen
    And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
  9. Matthew 13:26ἐφάνη · appeared
    When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
  10. Matthew 23:27φαίνονται · look
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
  11. Matthew 23:28φαίνεσθε · appear to be
    In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
  12. Matthew 24:27φαίνεται · flashes
    For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
  13. Matthew 24:30φανήσεται · will appear
    At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
  14. Mark 14:64φαίνεται · verdict
    You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
  15. Mark 16:9ἐφάνη · He appeared
    Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
  16. Luke 9:8ἐφάνη · had appeared
    …others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.
  17. Luke 24:11ἐφάνησαν · seemed
    But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.
  18. John 1:5φαίνει · shines
    The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
  19. John 5:35φαίνων · gave light
    John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
  20. Romans 7:13φανῇ · might be exposed as
    Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
  21. 2 Corinthians 13:7φανῶμεν · will appear
    Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
  22. Philippians 2:15φαίνεσθε · you shine
    …so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
  23. Hebrews 11:3φαινομένων · was visible
    By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
  24. James 4:14φαινομένη · that appears
    You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
  25. 1 Peter 4:18φανεῖται · will become of
    And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
  26. 2 Peter 1:19φαίνοντι · shining
    We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
  27. 1 John 2:8φαίνει · shining
    Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
  28. Revelation 1:16φαίνει · shining
    He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
  29. Revelation 8:12φάνῃ · was without light
    Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
  30. Revelation 18:23φάνῃ · will never shine
    The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
  31. Revelation 21:23φαίνωσιν · shine
    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.