verb
anafainimō
Greekἀναφαίνω (anafainō)
Strong’sG398
I sight, I appear
stem anafain-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀνα-φαίνομαι,
[in LXX for צדק hi., גּלשׁ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G398 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anafainirōἀναφαίνεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive | appear | 1× |
| anafainaratoisἀναφάναντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | sighted | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anafainamō | anafainame | anafainami | anafainama | anafainamē | anafainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anafainasō | anafainase | anafainasi | anafainasa | anafainasē | anafainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafainatō | anafainate | anafainati | anafainata | anafainatē | anafainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anafainanō | anafainane | anafainani | anafainana | anafainanē | anafainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafainavō | anafainave | anafainavi | anafainava | anafainavē | anafainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anafainalō | anafainale | anafainali | anafainala | anafainalē | anafainalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anafainimō | anafainime | anafainimi | anafainima | anafainimē | anafainimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anafainisō | anafainise | anafainisi | anafainisa | anafainisē | anafainiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafainitō | anafainite | anafainiti | anafainita | anafainitē | anafainitelē |
| we 1st person plural | anafaininō | anafainine | anafainini | anafainina | anafaininē | anafaininelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafainivō | anafainive | anafainivi | anafainiva | anafainivē | anafainivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anafainilō | anafainile | anafainili | anafainila | anafainilē | anafainilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anafainameiō | anafainameia | anafainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anafainaseiō | anafainaseia | anafainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafainateiō | anafainateia | anafainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anafainaneiō | anafainaneia | anafainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafainaveiō | anafainaveia | anafainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anafainaleiō | anafainaleia | anafainaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anafainimeiō | anafainimeia | anafainimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anafainiseiō | anafainiseia | anafainiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafainiteiō | anafainiteia | anafainiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anafainineiō | anafainineia | anafainineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafainiveiō | anafainiveia | anafainiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anafainileiō | anafainileia | anafainileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anafainasōr | anafainasar | anafainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafainatōr | anafainatar | anafainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafainavōr | anafainavar | anafainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anafainalōr | anafainalar | anafainalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anafainisōr | anafainisar | anafainisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafainitōr | anafainitar | anafainitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafainivōr | anafainivar | anafainivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anafainilōr | anafainilar | anafainilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anafainamoiō | anafainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anafainasoiō | anafainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafainatoiō | anafainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anafainanoiō | anafainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafainavoiō | anafainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anafainaloiō | anafainaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anafainimoiō | anafainimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anafainisoiō | anafainisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafainitoiō | anafainitoia |
| we 1st person plural | anafaininoiō | anafaininoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafainivoiō | anafainivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anafainiloiō | anafainiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anafainarō | anafainari | anafainara | anafainarē |
| acted on passive voice | anafainirō1×ἀναφαίνεσθαι | anafainiri | anafainira | anafainirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anafainarōtos | anafainaritos | anafainaratos1× | anafainarētos |
| acted on passive voice | anafainirōtos | anafainiritos | anafainiratos | anafainirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anafain is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anafainirō“appear”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive1×
Luke 19:11“appear”Akouarōtoiu de autoiu houteim prostitharatos legata parabolan dia tem engus arō Ierousalēm auton kai dokarō autoin hoti parachrēma mellatō tas basileias tou theou anafainirō;While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
anafainaratois“sighted”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 21:3“sighted”anafainaratois de tan Kupran kai kataleiparatois autan euōnuman plane eis Surian, kai katerchana eis Turan, ekeise gar tem ploiem ate apofortizerōtem ton gomon.After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.