φαίνω

Verb

phainō · to shine/appear

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 5316

Lexical summary

31

NT occurrences

21

Observed forms

About this Greek word

To cause to appear, bring to light; absol. to shine, Jn. 1:5; 5:35; 2 Pet. 1:19; 1 Jn. 2:8; Rev. 1:16; 8:12; 21:23; mid./pass. to be seen, appear, be visible, Mt. 1:20; 2:7, 13, 19; τὰ φαινόμενα, things visible, things obvious to the senses, Heb. 11:3; φαίνομαι, to appear, seen, be in appearance, Mt. 23:27; Lk. 24:11; to appear in thought, seen in idea, be a notion, Mk. 14:64

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

φαίνωPresent middle

NT evidence

Future

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceFuture middle (deponent)

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceAorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect active

No NT forms support this principal part.

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceAorist passive

NT evidence

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActivePresent MiddlePresent PassiveFuture PassiveAorist PassiveFuture DeponentReferences
SingularThird
φαίνει:John 1:5
PluralSecond—
———
φαίνεσθε:Philippians 2:15
Third——
—
—
φαίνονται:Matthew 23:27

Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveAorist ActiveAorist PassiveReferences
SingularSecond——
Matthew 6:18
Third—
φάνῃ:Revelation 8:12
PluralFirst——
2 Corinthians 13:7
Third
—
φαίνωσιν:Revelation 21:23

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
John 5:35
Genitive——
Dative
2 Peter 1:19
Accusative——
Vocative——

Present Middle participles

Present Middle participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineFeminineNeuterReferences
SingularNominative—
—
James 4:14
Genitive
——
Matthew 2:7
Dative————
Accusative————
Vocative————
PluralNominative————
Genitive——
Hebrews 11:3
Dative————
Accusative————
Vocative————

NT distribution

NT Book

φαίνω

Book distribution counts: Matthew: 13 occurrences; Revelation: 4 occurrences; John: 2 occurrences; Luke: 2 occurrences; Mark: 2 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; 1 John: 1 occurrences; Romans: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; 2 Peter: 1 occurrences; Hebrews: 1 occurrences; Philippians: 1 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 1 occurrences

Author

φαίνω
  • Matthew13
  • John7
  • Paul3
  • Luke2
  • Mark2
  • Peter2
  • James1
  • Hebrews1

Author distribution counts: Matthew: 13 occurrences; John: 7 occurrences; Paul: 3 occurrences; Luke: 2 occurrences; Mark: 2 occurrences; Peter: 2 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; Hebrews: 1 occurrences