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Lexicon :: Strong's G5316 - phainō

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φαίνω
Transliteration
phainō (Key)
Pronunciation
fah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Prolongation for the base of φῶς (G5457)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:1,1244

Trench's Synonyms: lxxx. δοκέω, φαίνομαι.

Strong’s Definitions

φαίνω phaínō, fah'-ee-no; prolongation for the base of G5457; to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative):—appear, seem, be seen, shine, × think.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's G5316 in the following manner: appear (17x), shine (10x), be seen (2x), seem (1x), think (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's G5316 in the following manner: appear (17x), shine (10x), be seen (2x), seem (1x), think (1x).

  1. to bring forth into the light, cause to shine, shed light

  2. shine

    1. to shine, be bright or resplendent

    2. to become evident, to be brought forth into the light, come to view, appear

      1. of growing vegetation, to come to light

      2. to appear, be seen

      3. exposed to view

    3. to meet the eyes, strike the sight, become clear or manifest

      1. to be seen, appear

    4. to appear to the mind, seem to one's judgment or opinion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φαίνω phaínō, fah'-ee-no; prolongation for the base of G5457; to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative):—appear, seem, be seen, shine, × think.
STRONGS G5316:
φαίνω; (1 aorist active subjunctive 3 person singular φανῇ, L T WH in Revelation 8:12; Revelation 18:23 (see below and ἀναφαίνω; Winers Grammar, § 15, under the word; Buttmann, 41 (35))); passive, present φαίνομαι; 2 aorist ἐφαινην; 2 future φανήσομαι and (in 1 Peter 4:18) φανοῦμαι (cf. Kühner, § 343, under the word; (Veitch, under the word)); (φάω); in Greek writings from Homer down; to bring forth into the light, cause to shine; to show. In Biblical Greek:
1. Active intransitively, to shine, shed light (which the Greeks (commonly (cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. II.)) express by the passive), the Sept. for הֵאִיר: τό φῶς φαίνει, John 1:5; 1 John 2:8; ὁ λύχνος, John 5:35; 2 Peter 1:19 (1 Macc. 4:50; Genesis 1:17); ἥλιος, Revelation 1:16; ὁ ἥλιος καί ἡ σελήνη, Revelation 21:23; ἡ ἡμέρα, Revelation 8:12 Rec.
2. Passive,
a. to shine, be bright or resplendent: ἡ ἡμέρα, Revelation 8:12 Tr ((see above); Revelation 18:23 R G Tr — but see Veitch, under the word; moreover, the following examples should be brought under the next head; see Meyer on Philippians 2:15); ὡς φωστῆρες, Philippians 2:15; ὁ ἀστήρ, Matthew 2:7; ἡ ἀστραπή, Matthew 24:27.
b. to become evident, to be brought forth into light, come to view, appear: Matthew 24:30; opposed to ἀφανίζεσθαι, James 4:14; of the appearance of angels: τίνι, Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:13, 19 (2 Macc. 3:33 2Macc. 10:29 2Macc. 11:8; of God, Josephus, Antiquities 7, 7, 3; for נִקְרָה in reference to the same, Numbers 23:3); of those restored to life, Luke 9:8; τίνι, Mark 16:9; of growing vegetation, to come to light, Matthew 13:26; universally, to appear, be seen: φαινομενα, Hebrews 11:3; impersonally, φαίνεται, it is seen, exposed to view: οὐδέποτε ἐφάνη οὕτως ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ, never was it seen in such (i. e. so remarkable) a fashion — never was such a sight seen — in Israel, Matthew 9:33.
c. to meet the eyes, strike the sight, become clear or manifest, with a predicate nominative (be seen to be) (cf. Buttmann, § 144, 15 a., 18): Matthew 6:16, 18; Matthew 23:27; 2 Corinthians 13:7; ἵνα (namely, ἡ ἁμαρτία) φανῇ ἁμαρτία (equivalent to ἁμαρτωλός), Romans 7:13; with the dative of the person added, Matthew 6:5 (namely, προσευχόμενοι praying); to be seen, appear: ὁ ἁμαρτωλός ποῦ φανεῖται; i. e. he will nowhere be seen, will perish, 1 Peter 4:18.
d. to appear to the mind, seem to one's judgment or opinion: τί ὑμῖν φαίνεται (A. V. what think ye), Mark 14:64 (1 Esdr. 2:18 (21)); ἐφάνησαν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ὡσεί ληροι, Luke 24:11 (Winers Grammar, § 33 f.; Buttmann, § 133, 3. Synonym: see δοκέω, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
1:17
Numbers
23:3
Matthew
1:20; 2:7; 2:13; 2:19; 6:5; 6:16; 6:18; 9:33; 13:26; 23:27; 24:27; 24:30
Mark
14:64; 16:9
Luke
9:8; 24:11
John
1:5; 5:35
Romans
7:13
2 Corinthians
13:7
Philippians
2:15; 2:15
Hebrews
11:3
James
4:14
1 Peter
4:18; 4:18
2 Peter
1:19
1 John
2:8
Revelation
1:16; 8:12; 8:12; 8:12; 18:23; 18:23; 21:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5316 matches the Greek φαίνω (phainō),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in 'Gen' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15 - and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:17 - And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:11 - And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:37 - Then Jacob took fresh sticks of poplar and almond and plane trees, and peeled white streaks in them, exposing the white of the sticks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:22 - While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine. And Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:10 - And what he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death also.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:15 - By this you shall be tested: by the life of Pharaoh, you shall not go from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:5 - And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
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