Greek verb · G5316
φαίνω
phainofah'-ee-no
to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.).; Absol.
30 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: phaínō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5316is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 27New Testament books
- 19spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5316
to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
The King James renders it: appear, seem, be seen, shine, X think.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
phaino is rendered "to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.).; Absol.". It stands 30 times in the Greek text, across thirteen books.
- Thirteen of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 1:20But 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.
- The Greek text spells it nineteen different ways.
The first use
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.
Matthew 1:20ἐφάνη
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Thirteen of the word's thirty uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.)., and Absol..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.). | Tagged as
and 7 more, 21 uses in all | WhereMatthew 1:20But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and… |
| Absol.to give light | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 2:7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 30, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
19 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐφάνη4
- φαίνεται4
- φαίνει3
- φαίνεσθε2
- φάνῃ2
- φανῶσιν2
- ἐφάνησαν1
- φαινομένη1
- φαινομένου1
- φαινομένων1
- φαίνονται1
- φαίνοντι1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-2API-3S
- verb · present middle or passive, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-PEI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-PAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2V-2AAS-3S
- verb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person plural2V-2APS-3P
- verb · present middle or passive, indicative · 2nd person plural2V-PEI-2P
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-2API-3P
- verb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 1st person plural1V-2APS-1P
- verb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 2nd person singular1V-2APS-2S
- verb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-2APS-3S
- verb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-2FPI-3S
- verb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FDI-3S
Matthew
thirteen uses
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.
- ἐφάνηephaneverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appeared
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
- φαινομένουphainomenouverb · present middle or passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: appearing
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.”
- φαίνεταιphainetaiverb · present middle or passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appears
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
- φαίνεταιphainetaiverb · present middle or passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appears
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.
- φανῶσινphanosinverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may be seen
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.
- φανῶσινphanosinverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may appear
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.
- φανῇςphaneasverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 2nd person singulartagged: may you appear
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!”
- ἐφάνηephaneverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was it seen
When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
- ἐφάνηephaneverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: appeared
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.
- φαίνονταιphainontaiverb · present middle or passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: appear
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
- φαίνεσθεphainestheverb · present middle or passive, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: appear
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.
- φαίνεταιphainetaiverb · present middle or passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: shines
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.
- φανήσεταιphanesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will appear
Mark
one use
You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
- φαίνεταιphainetaiverb · present middle or passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: does it appear
Luke
two uses
others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.
- ἐφάνηephaneverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: had appeared
But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.
- ἐφάνησανephanesanverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: appeared
John
two uses
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
- φαίνειphaineiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: shines
John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
- φαίνωνphainonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: shining
Romans
one use
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.
- φανῇphaneaverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: it may be shown as
2 Corinthians
one use
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.
- φανῶμενphanomenverb · aorist passive, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: may appear
Philippians
one use
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
- φαίνεσθεphainestheverb · present middle or passive, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you shine
Hebrews
one use
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.
- φαινομένωνphainomenonverb · present middle or passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: being visible
James
one use
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.
- φαινομένηphainomeneverb · present middle or passive, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: appearing
1 Peter
one use
And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
- φανεῖταιphaneitaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will appear
2 Peter
one use
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.
- φαίνοντιphainontiverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: shining
1 John
one use
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.
- φαίνειphaineiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: shines
Revelation
four uses
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.
- φαίνειphaineiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: shining
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.
- φάνῃphaneverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may appear
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.”
- φάνῃphaneverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may 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.
- φαίνωσινphainosinverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may shine
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
