Phainō φαίνω

Phainō (Greek φαίνω, Strong's G5316) is a Greek verb meaning “to shine/appear”. It occurs 31 times in 31 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Phainō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 1:20
  But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.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.
• Matthew 2:7
  Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
• Matthew 2:13
  And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.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.”
• Matthew 2:19
  But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
• Matthew 6:5
  And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.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.
• Matthew 6:16
  Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.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.
• Matthew 6:18
  That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.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.
• Matthew 9:33
  And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.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!”
• Matthew 13:26
  But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
• Matthew 23:27
  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.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.
• Matthew 23:28
  Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
• Matthew 24:27
  For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.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.
• Matthew 24:30
  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.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.

Mark

• Mark 14:64
  Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.
• Mark 16:9
  Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.

Luke

• Luke 9:8
  And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.
• Luke 24:11
  And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

John

• John 1:5
  And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
• John 5:35
  He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

Romans

• Romans 7:13
  Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.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.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 13:7
  Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.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.

Philippians

• Philippians 2:15
  That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;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

Hebrews

• Hebrews 11:3
  Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.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.

James

• James 4:14
  Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.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.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 4:18
  And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 1:19
  We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: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.

1 John

• 1 John 2:8
  Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.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.

Revelation

• Revelation 1:16
  And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.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.
• Revelation 8:12
  And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.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.
• Revelation 18:23
  And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.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.”
• Revelation 21:23
  And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.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.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).