G5316
φαίνω
phaínō
to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Lexicon
Derivation: prolongation for the base of G5457 (φῶς);
to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: appear, seem, be seen, shine, X think
Usage
31 occurrences · 0 OT · 31 NT · 23 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- shineth4 · 13%
- appeared3 · 9%
- appear3 · 9%
- appeareth2 · 6%
- be seen1 · 3%
- they may appear1 · 3%
- thou appear1 · 3%
- seen1 · 3%
- shall appear1 · 3%
- think1 · 3%
- he appeared1 · 3%
- had appeared1 · 3%
- seemed1 · 3%
- a shining1 · 3%
- it might appear1 · 3%
- should appear1 · 3%
- ye shine1 · 3%
- things which do appear1 · 3%
- appeareth for1 · 3%
- shall1 · 3%
- that shineth1 · 3%
- shone1 · 3%
- shall shine1 · 3%
- shine1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἐφάνη4φαίνεται3φαίνεσθε2φανῶσιν2φάνῃ2φανεῖται;1ἐφάνησαν1φανῶμεν,1φαίνει1φαίνων,1ἐφάνη,1φανῇ1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.