φαίνω

phaínō · Greek · Strong's G5316 · 32 occurrences

The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “shine”

What it means

to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)

prolongation for the base of G5457 (φῶς);

How the KJV renders it

appear, seem, be seen, shine, x think

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“shine”

also renders lámpō (G2989), astráptō (G797), augázō (G826), ʼâhal (H166), hâlal (H1984), yâphaʻ (H3313), nâgahh (H5050), ʻâshath (H6245), qâran (H7160)

“appear”

also renders emphanízō (G1718), anaphaínō (G398), érchomai (G2064), optánomai (G3700), phaneróō (G5319), epiphaínō (G2014), gâlâh (H1540)

“seem”

also renders gínomai (G1096), dokéō (G1380)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

32 occurrences in the Greek text.

1 John 2:8 V-PAI-3S1 Peter 4:18 V-FDI-3S2 Corinthians 13:7 V-2APS-1P2 Peter 1:19 V-PEP-DSMHebrews 11:3 V-PEP-GPNJames 4:14 V-PEP-NSFJohn 1:5 V-PAI-3SJohn 5:35 V-PAP-NSMLuke 9:8 V-2API-3SLuke 24:11 V-2API-3PMatthew 1:20 V-2API-3SMatthew 2:7 V-PEP-GSMMatthew 2:13 V-PEI-3SMatthew 2:19 V-PEI-3SMatthew 6:5 V-2APS-3PMatthew 6:16 V-2APS-3PMatthew 6:18 V-2APS-2SMatthew 9:33 V-2API-3SMatthew 13:26 V-2API-3SMatthew 23:27 V-PEI-3PMatthew 23:28 V-PPI-2PMatthew 24:27 V-PEI-3SMatthew 24:30 V-2FPI-3SMark 14:64 V-PEI-3SMark 16:9 V-2API-3SPhilippians 2:15 V-PPI-2PRevelation 1:16 V-PAI-3SRevelation 8:12 V-2APS-3SRevelation 18:23 V-2APS-3SRevelation 21:23 V-PAS-3PRomans 7:13 V-2APS-3SRomans 11:21 V-FDI-3S

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.