verb
anafanomō
Strong’sG398
I sight, I appear
stem anafan-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry ἀμφ-: future -φᾰνῶ, but -φᾱνῶRefs 5th c.BC+aorist ἀνέφηνα, Hellenistic -έφᾱνα: perfect -πέφηνα late, Ps.-Refs 2nd c.AD+:—cause to give light, make to blaze up, ξύλα, δαΐδαςRefs 8th c.BC+
2 bring to light, produce, ὄφιαςRefs 5th c.BC+
2.b show forth, make known, display, θεοπροπίας, ἀρετήν, ἐπεσβολίας, Refs 8th c.BC+; rarely of sound, βοὰν ἀμφ. send forth a loud cry, Refs 5th c.BC+:—in middle, νίκαν ἀνεφάνατοRefs 5th c.BC+
3 proclaim, declare, βασιλέα ἀ. τινάRefs; νικάσαις ἀνέφανε ΚυράνανRefs: with participle, τοὺς πολίτας ἀγαθοὺς ὄντας ἀ.Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, ἀναφαίνω σε τόδε.. ὀνομάζειν I proclaim that they call thee by this name, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, in Doric dialect form ἀμφ-, adopt as one's son, Refs
3.b of things, appoint, institute, ὃς τελετὰς ἀνέφηνε καὶ ὄργιαRefs 2nd c.AD+
4 ἀναφάναντες τὴν Κύπρον having sighted.., NT
II passive, future ἀναφᾰνήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+ but also -φανοῦμαι Refsperfect ἀναπέφασμαι, but -πέφηναRefs 5th c.BC+, etc.: aorist ἀνεφᾰνηνRefs 5th c.BC+:—to be shown forth, appear plainly, ἀναφαίνεται ἀστήρRefs 8th c.BC+; ἀ. αἰπὺς ὄλεθροςRefs 8th c.BC+
II.b reappear, Refs 5th c.BC+; of rivers which flow underground, Refs; simply, spring up, Refs
II.2 ἀναφανῆναι μούναρχος to be declared king, Refs 5th c.BC+proved to be.., Refs; ἀ. λογογράφος ἐκ τριηράρχου from a sea-captain to come out a romancer, Refs 4th c.BC+:—also with participle, ἀναπέφανται ὢν ἀγαθόςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀναφαίνεσθαι ἔχων, σεσωσμένοι, to be seen or found to have, to be plainly in safety, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+
III the active intransitive in later Greek, ἀνέφαινεν ἕσπεροςRefs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anafanorōἀναφαίνεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | appear | 1× |
| anafanarantoisἀναφάναντες | 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 140, 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 | anafanamō | anafaname | anafanami | anafanama | anafanamē | anafanamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anafanasō | anafanase | anafanasi | anafanasa | anafanasē | anafanaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafanatō | anafanate | anafanati | anafanata | anafanatē | anafanatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anafananō | anafanane | anafanani | anafanana | anafananē | anafananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafanavō | anafanave | anafanavi | anafanava | anafanavē | anafanavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anafanalō | anafanale | anafanali | anafanala | anafanalē | anafanalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anafanomō | anafanome | anafanomē | anafanomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anafanosō | anafanose | anafanosē | anafanoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafanotō | anafanote | anafanotē | anafanotelē |
| we 1st person plural | anafanonō | anafanone | anafanonē | anafanonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafanovō | anafanove | anafanovē | anafanovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anafanolō | anafanole | anafanolē | anafanolelē |
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 | anafanameiō | anafanameia | anafanameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anafanaseiō | anafanaseia | anafanaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafanateiō | anafanateia | anafanateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anafananeiō | anafananeia | anafananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafanaveiō | anafanaveia | anafanaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anafanaleiō | anafanaleia | anafanaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anafanomeiō | anafanomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anafanoseiō | anafanoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafanoteiō | anafanoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | anafanoneiō | anafanoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafanoveiō | anafanoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anafanoleiō | anafanoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anafanasōr | anafanasar | anafanasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafanatōr | anafanatar | anafanatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafanavōr | anafanavar | anafanavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anafanalōr | anafanalar | anafanalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anafanosōr | anafanosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafanotōr | anafanotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafanovōr | anafanovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anafanolōr | anafanolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anafanamoiō | anafanamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anafanasoiō | anafanasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafanatoiō | anafanatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anafananoiō | anafananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafanavoiō | anafanavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anafanaloiō | anafanaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anafanomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | anafanosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anafanotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | anafanonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | anafanovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | anafanoloiō |
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 | anafanarō | anafanari | anafanara | anafanarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anafanorō1×ἀναφαίνεσθαι | anafanorē |
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 | anafanarōntos | anafanarintos | anafanarantos1× | anafanarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | anafanorōntos | anafanorēntos |
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
anafan 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
anafanorō“appear”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Luke 19:11… parachrēma mellatō tas basileias tou theou anafanorō;… thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
anafanarantois“sighted”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 21:3“sighted”anafanarantois de tan Kupran kai kataleiparantois autan …After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at …