to shine/appear

Greek Verb

φαίνω [in LXX for אוֹר hi, רָאָה ni, etc;] I. Act, 1) to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.). 2) Absol, to give light, shine (Hom, Plat, al.): Jhn.1:5 5:35, 2Pe.1:19, 1Jn.2:8, Rev.1:16 8:12 18:23 21:23. II. Pass, to come to light, appear, be manifest: Mat.2:7 13:26 24:27, 30, Luk.9:8, Php.2:15, Heb.11:3, 1Pe.4:18 " (LXX); opposite to ἀφανίζεσθαι, Jhn.4:14; with dative of person(s) (Bl. § 54, 4), Mat.1:20 2:13, 19 Mrk.16:9; with nom. pred, Mat.23:27-28, Rom.7:13, 2Co.13:7; id. with dative of person(s), Mat.6:5, 16 6:18 (before nom. ptcp, but not as in cl; see Bl, § 73, 4); impers, Mat.9:33; of the mind and judgment (= δοκεῖ, which see), Mrk.14:64 (cf. I Est.2:21), Luk.24:11. SYN.: see: δοκέω (AS)

to shine/appear

Greek Verb

φαίνω, [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect also φαείνω (which see):—future φᾰνῶ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect φᾰνέω (ἀπο-) [Refs 5th c.BC+], optative φᾰνοίην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἔφηνα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Doric dialect ἔφᾱνα [Refs 5th c.BC+]subjunctive, ἀπο-φάνῃ uncertain reading in [Refs]; φάνῃς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; so in late Prose, (ἐξ-) [NT+2nd c.AD+]; Epic dialect iterative φάνεσκε (intransitive) [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect πέφαγκα [Refs 4th c.BC+]perfect πέφηνα (see. below[Refs], Doric dialect3rd.pers. plural ἐκ-πεφάναντι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; pluperfect ἐπεφήνειν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—middle, future infinitive φᾰνεῖσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+], Ionic dialect φᾰνέομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the forms φανῆσθον and Doric dialect imperative φάνευ are corrupt in [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist 1 ἐφηνάμην (transitive) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, Ionic dialect imperfect φαινέσκετο [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future φᾰνήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]future πεφήσεται [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἐφάνθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular φαάνθη [Refs 8th c.BC+], 3rd.pers. plural φάανθεν [Refs]aorist 2 ἐφάνην [ᾰ], Epic dialect φάνην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural φάνεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect subjunctive φανήῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect infinitive φανήμεναι [Refs]: perfect πέφασμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], 3rd.pers. singular πέφανται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πέφᾰται in [Refs 5th c.BC+], or to φημ; infinitive πεφάνθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle πεφασμένος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural pluperfect ἐπέφαντο [Refs 8th c.BC+] A) active, bring to light, cause to appear, in physical sense, τέρας τινὶ φ. make a sign appear to one, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔφην᾽ ἄφαντον φῶς, i.e. fire, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. μηρούς, ἐπιγουνίδα, show by baring, i.e. uncover, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; reflect an image in water, τὰ δέ νιν καλὰ κύματα φαίνει [Refs 3rd c.BC+] —middle, τὰ τόξα. τοῖσιν Ἀργείοισι φήνασθαι θέλει exhibit them as his own, [Refs 5th c.BC+] b) make known, reveal, disclose, ἐς τὸ φῶς φανεῖ κακά [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φανεῖ. κωκύματα wailings will show forth [the truth of what I say], [Refs 5th c.BC+] wilt make us appear, [Refs] c) γόνον Ἑλένῃ φ. show her a child, i. e. grant her to bear one, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φ. παράκοιτίν τινι show (i.e. give) one a wife, [Refs] 2) of sound, make it clear to the ear, make it ring clear, ἀοιδὴν φαίνειν [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) show forth, display in action, ἀρετήν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὕβριν[Refs 4th c.BC+] 3.b) set forth, expound, νοήματα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but τὰ λαμπρὰ. φ. ἔπη make them good, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) inform against one, denounce, φανῶ σε (σε φανῶ codices) τοῖς πρυτάνεσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: denounce a thing as contraband, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ φανθέντα articles denounced as contraband, [Refs]give information, ὁ φήνας ἢ ὁ γραψάμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) φαίνειν φρουράν, call up a levy, at Sparta, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also φ. θυσίαν proclaim, order a sacrifice, [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, πέφαται θνατοῖσι νίκας ὕστερον εὐφροσύνα has been ordained, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) absolutely, give light, shine, φαίνοντες νύκτας. δαιτυμόνεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the sun, moon, etc, φ. τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare φάω: so ἦρι μὲν φαίνοντι in spring when it shines forth, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the Dioscuri shining in mid-air, [Refs 5th c.BC+] soft shining hope, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.b) Φαίνων, οντος, ὁ, the planet Saturn, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; accusative -ωνα [Refs] III) Epic dialect iterative φάνεσκε appeared, μετὰ πρώτοισι φάνεσκε [Refs 8th c.BC+] III.2) perfect [Refs 5th c.BC+] B) passive, come to light, appear, φάνεν δέ οἱ εὐρέες ὦμοι, being stripped bare, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently of fire, shine brightly, πυρὰ φαίνετο Ἰλιόθι πρό [Refs 8th c.BC+]shone like fire, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently of the rising of heavenly bodies, ἄστρα φαεινὴν ἀμφὶ σελήνην φαίνετ᾽ ἀριπρεπέα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the first gleam of daybreak, ἦμος δ᾽ ἠριγένεια φάνη ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἅμ᾽ ἠοῖ φαινομένηφι at break of day, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: of a rising wind, οὐδέ ποτ᾽ οὖροι πνείοντες φαίνονθ᾽ ἁλιαέες [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a vapour, ἐκ νεφέων ἐρεβεννὴ φ. ἀήρ [Refs 8th c.BC+] B.2) of persons, οἴῳ φαινομένη appearing to him alone, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὗπερ κἀφάνης where thou didst first appear, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁδόν φανῆναι a pregnant expression for ἐλθεῖν ὁδὸν ὥστε φανῆναι, [Refs]; πόθεν φαίν; whence come you? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδαμοῦ φ. is nowhere to be seen, [Refs] B.2.b) come into being, φανεὶς δύστηνος born to misery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; become, ἐκ βασιλέως ἰδιώτην φανῆναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to be made out, δοῦλος λόγοισιν. φανείς [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.3) of events, come about, τέλος οὔ πώ τι πέφανται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔργον, ἄεθλον, etc,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; of sayings, to be set forth, λόγος ἀρχαῖος φανείς[Refs] B.II) appear to be so and so, with infinitive, δμῳάων ἥ τίς τοι ἀρίστη φαίνεται εἶναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently with infinitive omitted, οὗ καὶ πρόσθεν ἀρίστη φαίνετο βουλή [Refs 8th c.BC+] also with participle, to be manifest: thus, ἐμοὶ σὺ πλουτέειν μέγα φαίνεαι you appear to me to be very rich, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but εὔνοος ἐφαίνετο ἐών he was manifestly well-inclined, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἄκαιρα φαίνεται λέγειν he appears to be speaking, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; but φανέονται λέγοντες οὐδέν it will be manifest that they talk nonsense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle omitted, πέφανται ἁρματηλάτας σοφός (i.e. ὤν) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Κᾶρες ἐφάνησαν (i.e. ὄντες) they were seen to be Carians, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί φαίνομαι (i.e. ὤν) δῆτ; what do I look like? [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.2) in Philosophy, φαίνομαι (absolutely) is sometimes used of what appears to the senses, φαίνεται δ᾽ οὐδὲν is observed, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: sometimes of what is mentally manifest, [Refs]; to be evident, [Refs]: especially appear to the imagination [Refs 5th c.BC+]: especially in participle φαινόμενος, η, ον: B.II.2.a) appearing in sense experience, τὰ φ. κατὰ τὴν αἴσθησιν [Refs]sense-data, [Refs 4th c.BC+] = celestial phenomena, title of a work by Eudoxus, versified by Aratus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: generally, τὸ μὴ ἐκ φαινομένων τὸ βλεπόμενον γεγονέναι [NT] B.II.2.b) mentally apparent, opposed to ὄντα τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ φ. εἰπεῖν to express one's opinion, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: hence, specious, fallacious, φ. ἐνθυμήματα, opposed to ὄντα, [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.II.2.c) τὰ φ. what is to be seen, show, [Refs 4th c.AD+] B.II.3) frequently in answers in Plato's dialogue, φαίνεται, yes, Prt.[Refs]: [τοῦτο] φῂς εἶνα; Answ. φαίνομαι (i.e. λέγειν) [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.3.b) later impersonal with dative person et infinitive, it seems good, ἐάν σοι φαίνηται Wilcken [Refs 3rd c.BC+], etc; ὁπότε αὐτῷ φανείη στρατιὰν ἐξάγειν [Refs 1st c.BC+] B.II.4) joined with δοκέω, εἰ δὴ κακός τε φ. δοκῶ τέ σοι [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.II.5) οὐδαμοῦ φαίνεσθαι 'to be nowhere', metaphorically from racing, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.III) τὰ φανθέντα, see above [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); appear, seem, be seen, shine, X think; prolongation for the base of g5457 (φῶς)