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Greek adjective · G5318

φανερός

phanerosfan-er-os'

clear

18 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: phanerós

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5318is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 10 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 7
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G5318

shining, i.e. apparent (literally or figuratively); neuter (as adverb) publicly, externally

The King James renders it: abroad, + appear, known, manifest, open (+ -ly), outward (+ -ly).

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

phaneros is rendered "clear". It stands 18 times in the Greek text, across ten books.

  • Three of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 12:16warning them not to make Him known.
  • The Greek text spells it seven different ways.

The first use

warning them not to make Him known.

Matthew 12:16φανερὸν

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in ten of the 27 New Testament books.

The other 17 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • manifest5
  • evident4
  • known3
  • light2
  • outward2
  • clearly known1
  • well known1

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.

φανερόωphanerooto revealUses45
φανερῶςphanerosplainlyUses3
φανέρωσιςphanerosisrevelationUses2

All 18, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

7 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

  • φανερὸν7
  • φανερὰ3
  • φανερόν3
  • φανερῷ2
  • φανερά1
  • φανεροὶ1
  • φανεροὺς1

The grammar of each form

  • adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular6A-NSN
  • adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular3A-ASM
  • adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter plural3A-NPN
  • adjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular2A-DSN
  • adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural1A-APM
  • adjective · accusative (object) · neuter singular1A-ASN
  • adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1A-NPM
  • adjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1A-NSF

Matthew

one use
  • warning them not to make Him known.

    Matthew 12:16

    • φανερὸνphaneronadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: known

Mark

three uses
  • But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.

    Mark 3:12

    • φανερὸνphaneronadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: known
  • For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

    Mark 4:22

    • φανερόνphaneronadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: light
  • Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

    Mark 6:14

    • φανερὸνphaneronadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: well known

Luke

two uses
  • For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

    Luke 8:17

    • φανερὸνphaneronadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: manifest
    • φανερὸνphaneronadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: light

Acts

two uses
  • “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.

    Acts 4:16

    • φανερόνphaneronadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: evident
  • On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.

    Acts 7:13

    • φανερὸνphaneronadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: known

Romans

three uses
  • For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

    Romans 1:19

    • φανερόνphaneronadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: manifest
  • A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.

    Romans 2:28

    • φανερῷphaneroadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: outward
    • φανερῷphaneroadjective · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: outward

1 Corinthians

three uses
  • his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

    1 Corinthians 3:13

    • φανερὸνphaneronadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: manifest
  • And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

    1 Corinthians 11:19

    • φανεροὶphaneroiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: evident
  • and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

    1 Corinthians 14:25

    • φανερὰphaneraadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: manifest

Galatians

one use
  • The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

    Galatians 5:19

    • φανερὰphaneraadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: Evident

Philippians

one use
  • As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.

    Philippians 1:13

    • φανεροὺςphanerousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: clearly known

1 Timothy

one use
  • Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.

    1 Timothy 4:15

    • φανερὰphaneraadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: evident

1 John

one use
  • By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

    1 John 3:10

    • φανεράphaneraadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: manifest

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.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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