φαίνω phainō

Greek word for “to shine/appear” · Strong’s G5316 · used 31 times in 31 verses

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Meaning

φαίνω; I. Act.; 1. to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.).;

How it is translated

Glosses given for phainō in context, with how often each is used:

• appeared 4
• shines 3
• shining 3
• appearing 2
• appears 2
• may appear 2
• appear 2
• may shine 2
• may be seen 1
• may you appear 1
• seen 1
• will appear 1

Where it is used

Also in 1 more book.

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 2 (3), Matthew 6 (3), Matthew 23 (2), Matthew 24 (2), Matthew 1 (1), Matthew 9 (1), Matthew 13 (1), Mark 14 (1), Mark 16 (1), Luke 9 (1)

Forms

• ἐφάνη 5
• φαίνεται 4
• φαίνει 3
• φανῶσιν 2
• φαίνεσθε 2
• φάνῃ 2
• φαινομένου 1
• φανῇς 1
• φαίνονται 1
• φανήσεται 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with phainō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• λύχνος luchnos “lamp” 4
• ὄναρ onar “dream” 3
• φῶς phōs “light” 4
• ὑποκριτής hupokritēs “hypocrite” 3
• ἀστήρ astēr “star” 3
• ὡς hōs “as/when” 6
• ἥλιος hēlios “sun” 3
• Ἰωσήφ Iōsēph “Joseph” 3
• Ἡρώδης Hērōdēs “Herod” 3
• ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 4
• ὅπως hopōs “that” 3
• ἀφανίζω aphanizō “to destroy” 2

Key verses

The verses using phainō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 1:20 — But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee…
• Matthew 2:13 — And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee…
• Matthew 6:5 — And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they…
• Matthew 6:16 — Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say…
• Matthew 24:30 — And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the…
• Philippians 2:15 — That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the…
• James 4:14 — Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
• 2 Peter 1:19 — We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the…
• 1 John 2:8 — Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
• Revelation 1:16 — And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
• Revelation 18:23 — And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy…
• Revelation 21:23 — And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.