verb
epifainamō
Greekἐπιφαίνω (epifainō)
Strong’sG2014
I appear, shine upon
stem epifain-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπι-φαίνω
[in LXX for אוּר hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2014 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epifainitaἘπεφάνη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | appeared | 2× |
| epifainaraἐπιφᾶναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | give light | 1× |
| epifainarōteiuἐπιφαινόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter | appeared | 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, 2 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 | epifainamō | epifainame | epifainami | epifainama | epifainamē | epifainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifainasō | epifainase | epifainasi | epifainasa | epifainasē | epifainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifainatō | epifainate | epifainati | epifainata | epifainatē | epifainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epifainanō | epifainane | epifainani | epifainana | epifainanē | epifainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifainavō | epifainave | epifainavi | epifainava | epifainavē | epifainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifainalō | epifainale | epifainali | epifainala | epifainalē | epifainalelē |
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 | epifainimō | epifainime | epifainimi | epifainima | epifainimē | epifainimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifainisō | epifainise | epifainisi | epifainisa | epifainisē | epifainiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifainitō | epifainite | epifainiti | epifainita2×Ἐπεφάνη | epifainitē | epifainitelē |
| we 1st person plural | epifaininō | epifainine | epifainini | epifainina | epifaininē | epifaininelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifainivō | epifainive | epifainivi | epifainiva | epifainivē | epifainivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifainilō | epifainile | epifainili | epifainila | epifainilē | epifainilelē |
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 | epifainameiō | epifainameia | epifainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifainaseiō | epifainaseia | epifainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifainateiō | epifainateia | epifainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epifainaneiō | epifainaneia | epifainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifainaveiō | epifainaveia | epifainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifainaleiō | epifainaleia | epifainaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifainimeiō | epifainimeia | epifainimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifainiseiō | epifainiseia | epifainiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifainiteiō | epifainiteia | epifainiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epifainineiō | epifainineia | epifainineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifainiveiō | epifainiveia | epifainiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifainileiō | epifainileia | epifainileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epifainasōr | epifainasar | epifainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifainatōr | epifainatar | epifainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifainavōr | epifainavar | epifainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epifainalōr | epifainalar | epifainalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epifainisōr | epifainisar | epifainisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifainitōr | epifainitar | epifainitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifainivōr | epifainivar | epifainivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epifainilōr | epifainilar | epifainilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifainamoiō | epifainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epifainasoiō | epifainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifainatoiō | epifainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epifainanoiō | epifainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifainavoiō | epifainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epifainaloiō | epifainaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifainimoiō | epifainimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epifainisoiō | epifainisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifainitoiō | epifainitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epifaininoiō | epifaininoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifainivoiō | epifainivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epifainiloiō | epifainiloia |
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 | epifainarō | epifainari | epifainara1×ἐπιφᾶναι | epifainarē |
| acted on passive voice | epifainirō | epifainiri | epifainira | epifainirē |
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 | epifainarōtos1× | epifainaritos | epifainaratos | epifainarētos |
| acted on passive voice | epifainirōtos | epifainiritos | epifainiratos | epifainirētos |
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
epifain 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
epifainita“appeared”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Titus 2:11“appeared”Epifainita gar tas charias tou theou sōtērias pantoi anthrōpoiFor the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
Titus 3:4“appeared”hote de tas chrēstotas kai tas filanthrōpias epifainita tou sōtērou nu theou,But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
epifainara“give light”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 1:79“give light”epifainara toi en skote kai skia thanatou katherōtoi, teu kateuthunara toin podoin nu eis hodan eirēnau.to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
epifainarōteiu“appeared”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter1×
Acts 27:20“appeared”mēte de hēliou mēte astreiu epifainarōteiu epi polloterain hēmerain, cheimōnou tē ouk oligou epikeierōtou, loipem periairite elpias pantas teu sōzirō nin.When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.