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GreekG5316Verb

φαίνω

phainō

31Occurrences
G5316Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)

prolongation for the base of G5457 (φῶς);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
I
Act.
1.to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.).
2.Absol., to give light, shine (Hom., Plat.)
II
Pass., to come to light, appear, be manifest: , " (LXX) ; opposite to ἀφανίζεσθαι; with nom. pred.,; dative of person(s) (before nom. ptcp., but not as in cl.; see Bl., § 73, 4); impers.; of the mind and judgment (= δοκεῖ, which see).
Synonyms
see: δοκέω
LXX: for אוֹר hi., רָאָה ni., etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

φαίνω appears 31 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
13
Revelation
4
John
2
Luke
2
Mark
2
1 John
1
1 Peter
1
2 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

1 John 2:8BSB

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.

John 1:5BSB

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Matthew 2:7BSB

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.

Matthew 24:30BSB

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.

Mark 16:9BSB

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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.