verb

fainimō

Greekφαίνω (fainō)

Strong’sG5316

I shine, appear, seem

stem fain-31 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books21 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

31 occurrences, every one of them listed

fainatō“shining”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×

John 1:5“shines”kai tem fōtem en ta skotia fainatō, kai tas skotias autem ouk katalambata.The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

1 John 2:8“shining”palin entolan kainan grafamō vi, hem atō alēthem en auto kai en vi, hoti tas skotias paragitō kai tem fōtem tem alēthinem ēdē fainatō.Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.

Revelation 1:16“shining”kai echarōtos en ta dexa cheira autou astēroin hepta, kai ek teu stomeu autou romfaias distomas oxuas ekporeuerōtas, kai tas opsias autou hōs tos hēlios fainatō en ta dunamia autou.He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

fainetō“appeared”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular3×

Matthew 2:13“appeared”Anachōraratoiu de autoiu idou angelos kuriou fainetō kata onarem to Iōsēf legarōtos; Egeiriratos paralambasar tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou kai feugasōr eis Aiguptan, kai asōr ekei heōs an legameia si; mellatō gar Hērōdos zētarō tem paidiem teu apolluara autem.When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”

Matthew 2:19“appeared”Teleutaratou de tou Hērōdou idou angelos kuriou fainetō kata onarem to Iōsēf en AiguptaAfter Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

Matthew 24:27“flashes”hōsper gar tas astrapas exerchetō apo anatolaiu kai fainetō heōs dusmaiu, houtōs eti tas parousias tou huiou tou anthrōpou;For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

fainevō“shine”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural1×

Philippians 2:15“shine”hina gineveia amemptois kai akeraiois, tekneim theou amōmeim mesem geneau skoliau kai diastrefirētau, en hoi fainevō hōs fōstērois en kosmoso that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

fainitō“think”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Mark 14:64“think”akouava tau blasfēmiau; tinem vi fainitō? tois de pantois katakrinala auton enochon arō thanatou.You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.

fainivō“appear”happening now · yepresent passive indicative 2nd person plural1×

Matthew 23:28“appear”houtōs kai vis exōthen men fainivō toi anthrōpoi dikaiois, esōthen de avō mestois hupokrisiau kai anomiau.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

fainilō“appear”happening now · theypresent passive indicative 3rd person plural1×

Matthew 23:27“appear”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti paromoiazavō tafoi koniirētoi, hotinois exōthen men fainilō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

faineti“become”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

1 Peter 4:18“become”kai ei tos dikaios molis sōzitō, tos asebos kai hamartōlos pou faineti?And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

fainiti“appear”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Matthew 24:30“appear”kai tote fainiti tem sēmem tou huiou tou anthrōpou en to ourano, kai tote kopteli pantais tais fulais tau gēau kai horeli ton huion tou anthrōpou ercherōton epi taiu nefelaiu tou ouranou meta dunamiau kai doxau pollau;At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

fainita“appeared”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular5×

Matthew 1:20“appeared”houteim de autou enthumiratou idou angelos kuriou kata onarem fainita auto legarōtos; Iōsēf huios David, mē fobiseia paralambara Marian tan gunaikan su, tem gar en auta genniratem ek pneumeu atō hagieu;But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 9:33“seen”kai ekballirateu teu daimoneu lalata tos kōfos. kai thaumazala tois ochlois legarōtois; Oudepote fainita houtōs en to Israēl.And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

Matthew 13:26“appeared”hote de blastanata tos chortos kai karpon poiata, tote fainita kai teim zizanieim.When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

Mark 16:9“appeared”Anistanaratos de prōi prōta sabbateu fainita prōtem Maria ta Magdalēna, para hau ekballatelē hepta daimoneim.Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.

Luke 9:8“appeared”hupo tinoiu de hoti Ēliaos fainita, alloiu de hoti profētos tinos toiu archaioiu anistanata.others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.

fainila“seemed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×

Luke 24:11“seemed”kai fainila enōpion autoiu hōsei lēros teim rēmeim houteim, kai apistale autai.But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

fainaleiō“shine”happening now · theypresent active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×

Revelation 21:23“shine”kai tas politas ouk chreian echatō tou hēliou oude tau selēnau, hina fainaleiō auta, tas gar doxas tou theou fōtizata autan, kai tos luchnos autau tem arniem.And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

fainateia“shine”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×

Revelation 8:12“shine”Kai tos tetartos angelos salpizata; kai plēssita tem tritem tou hēliou kai tem tritem tau selēnau kai tem tritem toiu astēroiu, hina skotiziteia tem tritem autoiu kai tas hēmeras mē fainateia tem tritem autau, kai tas nuxas homoiōs.Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.

Revelation 18:23“shine”kai fōtem luchnou ouk mē fainateia en si ēti, kai fōnas numfiou kai numfau ouk mē akouiteia en si ēti; hoti tois emporois su ale tois megistanois tau gēau, hoti en ta farmakeia su planila panteim teim ethneim,The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”

fainiseia“seen”happened · youaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person singular1×

Matthew 6:18“seen”hopōs mē fainiseia toi anthrōpoi nēsteuarōtos alla to patēro su to en te krufaie; kai tos patēros su tos bleparōtos en te krufaie apodōati si.so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

fainiteia“shown”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

Romans 7:13“shown”Tem oun agathem mi gineta thanatos? mē ginetoia; alla tas hamartas, hina fainiteia hamartas dia teu agatheu mi katergazerōtas thanaton; hina gineteia kata huperbolan hamartōlas tas hamartas dia tau entolau.Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

fainineia“appear”happened · weaorist passive subjunctive 1st person plural1×

2 Corinthians 13:7“appear”euchenō de pros ton theon mē poiara vin kakem mēdenem, ouk hina nis dokimois fainineia, alla hina vis tem kalem poiaveiō, nis de hōs adokimois aneiō.Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong — not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.

fainileia“seen”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural2×

Matthew 6:5“seen”Kai hotan proseucheveiō, ouk evi hōs tois hupokritois; hoti filalō en tai sunagōgai kai en tai gōniai taiu platuaiu histanarētois proseucherō, hopōs fainileia toi anthrōpoi; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Matthew 6:16“show”Hotan de nēsteuaveiō, mē ginevōr hōs tois hupokritois skuthrōpois, afanizalō gar teim prosōpeim autoiu hopōs fainileia toi anthrōpoi nēsteuarōtois; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

fainarōtos“shining”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×

John 5:35“shining”ekeinos ate tos luchnos tos kaiirōtos kai fainarōtos, vis de thelava agalliira pros hōran en te fōte autou;John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

fainarōto“shining”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine1×

2 Peter 1:19“shining”kai echanō bebaioteron ton profētikon logon, ho kalōs poiavō prosecharōtois hōs luchno fainarōto en auchmēro topo, heōs hou hēmeras diaugazateia kai fōsforos anatellateia en tai kardiai vu;We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

fainerōtas“appears”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular feminine1×

James 4:14“appears”hotinois ouk epistevō tem tau aurion poias tas zōas vu; atmias gar avō tas pros oligem fainerōtas, epeita kai afanizirōtas;You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

fainerōtou“appeared”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive singular masculine1×

Matthew 2:7“appeared”Tote Hērōdos lathra kalaratos toin magoin akribata para autoiu ton chronon tou fainerōtou astērou,Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.

fainerōteiu“visible”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural neuter1×

Hebrews 11:3“visible”pistia noanō katartizirē toin aiōnoin rēme theou, eis tem mē ek fainerōteiu tem blepirōtem ginarē.By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.