Phaínō — G5316

G5316 · Greek — φαίνω

Pronunciation: fah'-ee-no

Definition

verb

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

  1. Active intransitively, to shine, shed light , the Sept. for הֵאִיר
  2. Passive
    1. to shine, be bright or resplendent
    2. to become evident, to be brought forth into light, come to view, appear
    3. to meet the eyes, strike the sight, become clear or manifest, with a predicate nominative (be seen to be)
    4. to appear to the mind, seem to one's judgment or opinion

Usually translated as

appear, shine, be seen, think, seem

Origin

prolongation for the base of G5457

Occurrences

Phaínō occurs 31 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 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)

Strong's Lexicon — P