Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
phainō
Simplified transliteration
phaino
Principal Parts
(ἐφαινόμην), φανοῦμαι, ἔφανα, -, -, ἐφάνην
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
31
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-2d(4)
Gloss
(act.) to shine, give light; (mid./pass.) to appear, be visible;
Definition
to cause to appear, bring to light;, absol. to shine, Jn. 1:5; 5:35; 2 Pet. 1:19; 1 Jn. 2:8; Rev. 1:16; 8:12; 21:23; mid./pass. to be seen, appear, be visible, Mt. 1:20; 2:7, 13, 19; τὰ φαινόμενα, things visible, things obvious to the senses, Heb. 11:3; φαινομαι, to appear, seen, be in appearance, Mt. 23:27; Lk. 24:11; to appear in thought, seen in idea, be a notion, Mk. 14:64
Greek-English Concordance for φαίνω
| 2 Peter 1:19 |
Moreover, we hold the prophetic word to be reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it as you would to a lamp shining (phainonti | φαίνοντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) in a gloomy place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. |
| 1 John 2:8 |
Yet it is a new commandment that I write to you, one that is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is (phainei | φαίνει | pres act ind 3 sg) already shining (phainei | φαίνει | pres act ind 3 sg). |
| Revelation 1:16 |
In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was (phainei | φαίνει | pres act ind 3 sg) shining (phainei | φαίνει | pres act ind 3 sg) like the sun at full strength. |
| Revelation 8:12 |
The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened; for a third of the day there (phanē | φάνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) was (phanē | φάνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) no light (phanē | φάνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg), and for a third of the night as well. |
| Revelation 18:23 |
the light of a lamp will (phanē | φάνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) never again shine (phanē | φάνῃ | aor act subj 3 sg) in you, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will never again be heard in you; for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your magic spells. |
| Revelation 21:23 |
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine (phainōsin | φαίνωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl) on it, for the glory of God floods it with light, and its lamp is the Lamb. |