Greek word study

φαίνωphaínō — I shine, appear, seem

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

Translated in the King James as: appear, seem, be seen, shine, X think

Appears 31 times in Scripture

Origin: prolongation for the base of G5457 (φῶς);

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.