verb
emfanizamō
Strong’sG1718
I make visible, report against, appear before
stem emfaniz-10 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books8 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.
ἐμφανίζω
[in LXX for יָדַע hi., etc.;]
SYN.: δηλόω, q.v
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1718 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidem-fan-id'-zo
to exhibit (in person) or disclose (by words)
Fromfrom G1717;
King Jamesappear, declare (plainly), inform, (will) manifest, shew, signify.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect future -ιῶRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἐμπεφάνικα Refs 3rd c.BC+:—show forth, manifest, exhibit, αὐτὸς αὑτόν E.[same place],Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐ. τινὰ ἐπίορκον, ἐχθρόν, exhibit or represent him as.., Refs 5th c.BC+:— middle, exhibit in court, Refs 6th c.AD+:—passive, to become visible, be manifested, τινί LXX+NT+1st c.AD+
2 make clear or plain, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄστρα ἡμῖν τῆς νυκτὸς τὰς ὥρας ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
3 declare, explain, Refs 4th c.BC+; give orders, τινὶ ποιεῖν τι Refs 2nd c.BC+; report, περί τινος Refs 3rd c.BC+, etc.: —passive, Refs 4th c.BC+
4 lay an information against, τινά Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ὁ -ισθείς Refs 7th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| emfanizalōἐμφανίζουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | make … clear | 1× |
| emfanizamiἐμφανίσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | reveal | 1× |
| emfanizasaἐνεφάνισας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | revealed | 1× |
| emfanizalaἐνεφάνισαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | brought charges | 3× |
| emfanizilaἐνεφανίσθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | appeared | 1× |
| emfanizavarἐμφανίσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | notify | 1× |
| emfanizarōἐμφανίζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | reveal | 1× |
| emfaniziraἐμφανισθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | appear | 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, 7 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 | emfanizamō | emfanizame | emfanizami1×ἐμφανίσω | emfanizama | emfanizamē | emfanizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizasō | emfanizase | emfanizasi | emfanizasa1×ἐνεφάνισας | emfanizasē | emfanizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfanizatō | emfanizate | emfanizati | emfanizata | emfanizatē | emfanizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | emfanizanō | emfanizane | emfanizani | emfanizana | emfanizanē | emfanizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizavō | emfanizave | emfanizavi | emfanizava | emfanizavē | emfanizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizalō1×ἐμφανίζουσιν | emfanizale | emfanizali | emfanizala3×ἐνεφάνισαν | emfanizalē | emfanizalelē |
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 | emfanizomō | emfanizome | emfanizomē | emfanizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizosō | emfanizose | emfanizosē | emfanizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfanizotō | emfanizote | emfanizotē | emfanizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | emfanizonō | emfanizone | emfanizonē | emfanizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizovō | emfanizove | emfanizovē | emfanizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizolō | emfanizole | emfanizolē | emfanizolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emfanizimi | emfanizima |
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizisi | emfanizisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfaniziti | emfanizita |
| we 1st person plural | emfanizini | emfanizina |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizivi | emfaniziva |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizili | emfanizila1×ἐνεφανίσθησαν |
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 | emfanizameiō | emfanizameia | emfanizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizaseiō | emfanizaseia | emfanizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfanizateiō | emfanizateia | emfanizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | emfanizaneiō | emfanizaneia | emfanizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizaveiō | emfanizaveia | emfanizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizaleiō | emfanizaleia | emfanizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emfanizomeiō | emfanizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizoseiō | emfanizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfanizoteiō | emfanizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | emfanizoneiō | emfanizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizoveiō | emfanizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizoleiō | emfanizoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emfanizimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | emfaniziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfaniziteia |
| we 1st person plural | emfanizineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfaniziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizasōr | emfanizasar | emfanizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfanizatōr | emfanizatar | emfanizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizavōr | emfanizavar1×ἐμφανίσατε | emfanizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizalōr | emfanizalar | emfanizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizosōr | emfanizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfanizotōr | emfanizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizovōr | emfanizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizolōr | emfanizolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfanizitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizivar |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emfanizamoiō | emfanizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizasoiō | emfanizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfanizatoiō | emfanizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | emfanizanoiō | emfanizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizavoiō | emfanizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizaloiō | emfanizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emfanizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfanizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | emfanizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | emfanizoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | emfanizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | emfanizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | emfanizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | emfanizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | emfanizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | emfaniziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | emfanizarō1×ἐμφανίζειν | emfanizari | emfanizara | emfanizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | emfanizorō | emfanizorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | emfaniziri | emfanizira1×ἐμφανισθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | emfanizarōntos | emfanizarintos | emfanizarantos | emfanizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | emfanizorōntos | emfanizorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | emfanizirintos | emfanizirantos |
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
emfaniz 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.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
emfanizalō“make … clear”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:14“make … clear”tois gar toiouteim legarōntois emfanizalō hoti patridan epizētalō.Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country …
emfanizami“reveal”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
John 14:21… patrou mu, kamis agapami auton kai emfanizami auto miauton.… and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
emfanizasa“revealed”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 23:22“revealed”… neaniskon parangelarantos mēdeno eklalara hoti houteim emfanizasa pros min.… dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
emfanizala“brought charges”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Acts 24:1“brought charges”… tinoiu kai rētōrou Tertullou tinou, hotinois emfanizala to hēgemono kata tou Paulou.… down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
Acts 25:2“brought charges”emfanizala tē auto tois archierevois kai tois …where the chief priests and Jewish leaders …
Acts 25:15“informed”peri hou generantou mu eis Hierosolumeim emfanizala tois archierevois kai tois presbuterois toiu …While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented …
emfanizila“appeared”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 27:53… eiserchala eis tan hagian polan kai emfanizila polloi.… they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
emfanizavar“notify”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Acts 23:15“notify”nun oun vis emfanizavar to chiliarcho sun te sunedrie hopōs …Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him …
emfanizarō“reveal”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
John 14:22… Kurior, tinem genatē hoti ni mellasō emfanizarō siauton kai ouchi to kosmo?… Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to …
emfanizira“appear”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Hebrews 9:24… alla eis auton ton ouranon, nun emfanizira te prosōpe tou theou huper nu;… He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence …