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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 33 times in 33 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:15 - “and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:17 - God set them in the firmament 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 matter was very displeasing in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:37 - Now Jacob took for himself rods of green poplar and of the almond and chestnut trees, peeled white strips in them, and exposed the white which was in the rods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:22

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:10 - And the thing which he did displeased the LORD; therefore He killed him also.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:15 - “In this manner you shall be tested: By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:37 - “You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3 - Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a desolate height.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:4 - And God met Balaam, and he said to Him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:8 - Then Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:26 - Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him; he is unclean, surely he is unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:27 - And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:32 - So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “Surely it is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned aside to fight against him, and Jehoshaphat cried out.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:7 - And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:20 - And whatever more may be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to provide, pay for it from the king’s treasury.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:7 - Now it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:8 - And it grieved me bitterly; therefore I threw all the household goods of Tobiah out of the room.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:18 - The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;
The lightnings lit up the world;
The earth trembled and shook.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:4 - His lightnings light the world;
The earth sees and trembles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:31 - If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:2 - Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
But the LORD weighs the hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:5 - Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:25 - But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 - Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:16 - The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:2 - A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,
And a cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:3 - Your nakedness shall be uncovered,
Yes, your shame will be seen;
I will take vengeance,
And I will not arbitrate with a man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2 - For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the LORD will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7 - When I put out your light,
I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
And the moon shall not give her light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:8 - All the bright lights of the heavens I will make dark over you,
And bring darkness upon your land,’
Says the Lord GOD.
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