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phainō G5316

φαίνω (phainō) means “to shine/appear” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

φαίνω Greek · G5316 30 tagged occurrences in 30 verses

Pronunciation guide: fah'-ee-no Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5316

φαίνω · phainō · to shine/appear

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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) act: I shine, shed light, (b) pass: I shine, become visible, appear, (c) I become clear, appear, seem, show myself as.

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How translators render G5316

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
appeared 4
shining 3
had appeared 2
will appear 2
appear to be 1
flashes 1
gave light 1
has ever been seen 1
he appeared 1
look 1
might be exposed as 1
seemed 1
shine 1
shines 1
that appears 1
to be seen 1
to show 1
verdict 1
was visible 1
was without light 1
will become of 1
will never shine 1
will not be obvious 1
you shine 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
shineth 4
appeared 3
appear 2
appeareth 2
a shining 1
had appeared 1
he appeared 1
it might appear 1
seemed 1
seen 1
shall 1
shall appear 1
shall shine 1
shine 1
shone 1
should appear 1
that appeareth 1
that shineth 1
they may appear 1
things which do appear 1
think 1
thou appear 1
ye shine 1

Verses containing G5316

Page 1 of 1. 30 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

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  2. Matthew 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.

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  3. Matthew 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”

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  4. Matthew 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

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  5. Matthew 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

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  6. Matthew 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

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  7. Matthew 6:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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  8. Matthew 9:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

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  9. Matthew 13:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

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  10. Matthew 23:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

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  11. Matthew 23:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

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  12. Matthew 24:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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  13. Matthew 24:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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  14. Mark 14:64 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.

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  15. Luke 9:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.

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  16. Luke 24:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

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  17. John 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

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  18. John 5:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

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  19. Romans 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

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  20. 2 Corinthians 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.

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  21. Philippians 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

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  22. Hebrews 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

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  23. James 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

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  24. 1 Peter 4:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

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  25. 2 Peter 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

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  26. 1 John 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.

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  27. Revelation 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

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  28. Revelation 8:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.

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  29. Revelation 18:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”

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  30. Revelation 21:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

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