verb
epifanamō
Strong’sG2014
I appear, shine upon
stem epifan-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 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.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist I (late) -έφᾱναLXX+NT:—show forth, display, absolutely, μηδὲ λίην ἐπίφαινε Refs 6th c.BC+; τὸ ἀγέρωχον, τὴν προαίρεσιν, Refs 1st c.AD+; τὸν μισοπόνηρον play the μ., Refs 1st c.BC+.:—passive, come into view, ἠέλιος δ᾽ ἐπέλαμψε, μάχη δ᾽ ἐπὶ πᾶσα φαάνθη Refs 8th c.BC+; of an enemy, Refs 5th c.BC+; διὰ τὸ ἐπιφανέντα με κωλῦσαι Test. cited in Refs 5th c.BC+to present oneself, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τινί show oneself, appear to one, Refs; frequently of dreams and visions, Refs; of a divine manifestation, ἐπιφαινομένης αὐτοῖς Ἀρτέμιδος Refs 3rd c.BC+; so ἡ χρηστότης ἐπεφάνη τοῦ θεοῦ NT; of an Emperor, δήμοις ἑορτάζουσιν ἐπιφανείς Refs 5th c.BC+symptoms which make their appearance, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 c.accusative et infinitive, make it manifest that.., Refs 1st c.AD+
3 passive, literal appear upon the surface, Refs 5th c.BC+
II seemingly intransitive, in active, show light, dawn, ἡμέρας ἐπιφαινούσης Refs 2nd c.BC+to shine upon LXX+NT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epifanitaἘπεφάνη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | appeared | 2× |
| epifanaraἐπιφᾶναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | give light | 1× |
| epifanarōnteiuἐπιφαινόντων | 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 | epifanamō | epifaname | epifanami | epifanama | epifanamē | epifanamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifanasō | epifanase | epifanasi | epifanasa | epifanasē | epifanaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifanatō | epifanate | epifanati | epifanata | epifanatē | epifanatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epifananō | epifanane | epifanani | epifanana | epifananē | epifananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanavō | epifanave | epifanavi | epifanava | epifanavē | epifanavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanalō | epifanale | epifanali | epifanala | epifanalē | epifanalelē |
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 | epifanomō | epifanome | epifanomē | epifanomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifanosō | epifanose | epifanosē | epifanoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifanotō | epifanote | epifanotē | epifanotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epifanonō | epifanone | epifanonē | epifanonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanovō | epifanove | epifanovē | epifanovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanolō | epifanole | epifanolē | epifanolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifanimi | epifanima |
| you 2nd person singular | epifanisi | epifanisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifaniti | epifanita2×Ἐπεφάνη |
| we 1st person plural | epifanini | epifanina |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanivi | epifaniva |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanili | epifanila |
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 | epifanameiō | epifanameia | epifanameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifanaseiō | epifanaseia | epifanaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifanateiō | epifanateia | epifanateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epifananeiō | epifananeia | epifananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanaveiō | epifanaveia | epifanaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanaleiō | epifanaleia | epifanaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifanomeiō | epifanomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epifanoseiō | epifanoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifanoteiō | epifanoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epifanoneiō | epifanoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanoveiō | epifanoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanoleiō | epifanoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifanimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | epifaniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifaniteia |
| we 1st person plural | epifanineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifaniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epifanasōr | epifanasar | epifanasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifanatōr | epifanatar | epifanatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanavōr | epifanavar | epifanavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanalōr | epifanalar | epifanalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epifanosōr | epifanosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifanotōr | epifanotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanovōr | epifanovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanolōr | epifanolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epifanisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifanitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanivar |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifanamoiō | epifanamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epifanasoiō | epifanasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifanatoiō | epifanatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epifananoiō | epifananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanavoiō | epifanavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanaloiō | epifanaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifanomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epifanosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifanotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epifanonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epifanoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epifanimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epifanisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epifanitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epifaninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epifanivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epifaniloia |
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 | epifanarō | epifanari | epifanara1×ἐπιφᾶναι | epifanarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epifanorō | epifanorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | epifaniri | epifanira |
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 | epifanarōntos1× | epifanarintos | epifanarantos | epifanarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epifanorōntos | epifanorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | epifanirintos | epifanirantos |
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
epifan 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
epifanita“appeared”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Titus 2:11Epifanita gar tas charitas tou theou sōtērias …For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
Titus 3:4… de tas chrēstotas kai tas filanthrōpias epifanita tou sōtērou nu theou,… Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
epifanara“give light”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 1:79“give light”epifanara toi en skote kai skia thanatou …… shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide …
epifanarōnteiu“appeared”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural neuter1×
Acts 27:20mēte de hēliou mēte astreiu epifanarōnteiu epi polloterain hēmerain, cheimōnou tē ouk …When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great …