phainō · shine, appear

What it means

phainō (φαίνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “shine, appear”.

Appear, become visible; shine.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To give light, shine.
2. To be seen, show itself.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• appear ×8
• appeared ×5
• shine ×4
• shines ×4
• appears ×3
• shining ×2
• does it seem ×1
• has anything been seen ×1
• it might be shown to be ×1
• seemed ×1
• others ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×13
• Mark×2
• Luke×2
• John×2
• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Philippians×1
• Hebrews×1
• James×1
• 1 Peter×1
• 2 Peter×1
• 1 John×1
• Revelation×4

• Matthew 1:20

  And as he was considering these things, look, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

• Matthew 2:7

  Then Herod secretly called the magi and learned precisely from them the time when the star appeared.

• Matthew 2:13

  And when they had withdrawn, look, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.”

• Matthew 2:19

  And when Herod had died, look, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

• Matthew 6:5

  “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, for they are fond of praying standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the main streets, so that they may be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 6:16

  “And when you fast, do not become gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to people as fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 6:18

  so that you may not appear to people as fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

• Matthew 9:33

  And when the demon had been driven out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Never has anything been seen like this in Israel!”

• Matthew 13:26

  And when the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the darnel appeared also.

• Matthew 23:27

  Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of all uncleanness.

• Matthew 23:28

  So you also on the outside appear righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

• Matthew 24:27

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

• Matthew 24:30

  And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

• Mark 14:64

  You heard the blasphemy; what does it seem to you?” And they all condemned him as deserving death.

• Mark 16:9

  Longer ending: Now having risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

• Luke 9:8

  and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had risen.

• Luke 24:11

  And these words seemed to them like nonsense, and they would not believe them.

• John 1:5

  And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

• John 5:35

  He was the lamp that burns and shines, and you were willing to rejoice for an hour in his light.

• Romans 7:13

  Then did what is good become death to me? By no means! But sin did, so that it might be shown to be sin, producing death in me through what is good, so that sin might become sinful beyond measure through the commandment.

• 2 Corinthians 13:7

  Now we pray to God that you may do nothing wrong, not so that we may appear approved, but so that you may do what is good, and we may be as if disqualified.

• Philippians 2:15

  so that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

• Hebrews 11:3

  By faith we understand that the ages were set in order by the word of God, so that what is seen did not come into being from things that appear.

• James 4:14

  you who do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

• 1 Peter 4:18

  And if the righteous is saved with difficulty, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?

• 2 Peter 1:19

  And we have the prophetic word as more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,

• 1 John 2:8

  Yet I am writing to you a new commandment, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

• Revelation 1:16

  and he had in his right hand seven stars, and from his mouth came out a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun when it shines in its strength.

• Revelation 8:12

  And the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon and a third of the stars, so that a third of them would be darkened, and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night likewise.

• Revelation 18:23

  and the light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived.

• Revelation 21:23

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