verb
faneromō
Strong’sG5319
I make clear, visible, or manifest
stem faner-48 times in the New Testamentin 14 of 27 books21 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
φανερόω means to make visible, clear, manifest, or known 124. It covers making something evident or known—such as a person's deeds, a message, sin, or God's ways—and in the passive it describes something being disclosed or coming to light 1. It is also used of persons, especially of Christ, to speak of him being shown, revealed, or appearing openly 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
φανερόω, -ώ
[in LXX: Je 40 (33):6 (גּלה pi.) *;]
SYN.: v.s. ἀποκαλύπτω
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5319 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfan-er-o'-o
to render apparent (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G5318;
King Jamesappear, manifestly declare, (make) manifest (forth), shew (self).
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
make manifest, σεαυτὸν τῷ κόσμῳ NT; reveal, make clear, τινὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν Refs 5th c.AD+; ἀληθῆ πεφανέρωται have been demonstrated, Refs 5th c.BC+
II make known or famous, Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, become so, ἐφανερώθη ἐς τοὺς Ἕλληνας δαπάνῃσι μεγίστῃσι Refs 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.
5 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fanerotōφανεροῦται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | visible | 1× |
| faneratiφανερώσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | reveal | 1× |
| faneriviφανερωθήσεσθε | will happen · yefuture passive indicative 2nd person plural | appear | 1× |
| faneramaἘφανέρωσά | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | manifested | 1× |
| fanerataἐφανέρωσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | revealed | 5× |
| faneritaἐφανερώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | revealed | 11× |
| fanerilaἐφανερώθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | revealed | 1× |
| fanerotēπεφανέρωται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | revealed | 2× |
| faneronēπεφανερώμεθα | has happened · weperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person plural | well known | 1× |
| fanerameiaφανερώσω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | make … clear | 1× |
| faneriteiaφανερωθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | appears | 10× |
| fanerileiaφανερωθῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | shown | 1× |
| fanerasarφανέρωσον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | show | 1× |
| faneriraφανερωθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | appear | 2× |
| fanerorēπεφανερῶσθαι | has happened · the “to …” formperfect middle or passive infinitive | disclosed | 2× |
| fanerarōntoφανεροῦντι | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine | spreads | 1× |
| fanerorōntemφανερούμενον | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | visible | 1× |
| fanerorōntoisφανερούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | show | 1× |
| fanerarantoisφανερώσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | made … clear | 1× |
| fanerirantanφανερωθεῖσαν | happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative singular feminine | revealed | 1× |
| fanerirantouφανερωθέντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular masculine | appears | 2× |
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, 24 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 | faneramō | fanerame | fanerami | fanerama1×Ἐφανέρωσά | faneramē | faneramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fanerasō | fanerase | fanerasi | fanerasa | fanerasē | faneraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | faneratō | fanerate | fanerati1×φανερώσει | fanerata5×ἐφανέρωσεν | faneratē | faneratelē |
| we 1st person plural | faneranō | fanerane | fanerani | fanerana | faneranē | faneranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | faneravō | fanerave | faneravi | fanerava | faneravē | faneravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | faneralō | fanerale | fanerali | fanerala | faneralē | faneralelē |
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 | faneromō | fanerome | faneromē | faneromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | fanerosō | fanerose | fanerosē | faneroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fanerotō1×φανεροῦται | fanerote | fanerotē2×πεφανέρωται | fanerotelē |
| we 1st person plural | faneronō | fanerone | faneronē1×πεφανερώμεθα | faneronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | fanerovō | fanerove | fanerovē | fanerovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | fanerolō | fanerole | fanerolē | fanerolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fanerimi | fanerima |
| you 2nd person singular | fanerisi | fanerisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | faneriti | fanerita11×ἐφανερώθη |
| we 1st person plural | fanerini | fanerina |
| ye 2nd person plural | fanerivi1×φανερωθήσεσθε | faneriva |
| they 3rd person plural | fanerili | fanerila1×ἐφανερώθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 12 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fanerameiō | fanerameia1×φανερώσω | fanerameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | faneraseiō | faneraseia | faneraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fanerateiō | fanerateia | fanerateiē |
| we 1st person plural | faneraneiō | faneraneia | faneraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | faneraveiō | faneraveia | faneraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | faneraleiō | faneraleia | faneraleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | faneromeiō | faneromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | faneroseiō | faneroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | faneroteiō | faneroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | faneroneiō | faneroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | faneroveiō | faneroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | faneroleiō | faneroleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fanerimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | faneriseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | faneriteia10×φανερωθῇ |
| we 1st person plural | fanerineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | faneriveia |
| they 3rd person plural | fanerileia1×φανερωθῶσιν |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fanerasōr | fanerasar1×φανέρωσον | fanerasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | faneratōr | faneratar | faneratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | faneravōr | faneravar | faneravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | faneralōr | faneralar | faneralēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fanerosōr | fanerosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fanerotōr | fanerotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | fanerovōr | fanerovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | fanerolōr | fanerolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | fanerisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | faneritar |
| ye 2nd person plural | fanerivar |
| they 3rd person plural | fanerilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | faneramoiō | faneramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fanerasoiō | fanerasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | faneratoiō | faneratoia |
| we 1st person plural | faneranoiō | faneranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | faneravoiō | faneravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | faneraloiō | faneraloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | faneromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | fanerosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | fanerotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | faneronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | fanerovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | faneroloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | fanerimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | fanerisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | faneritoia |
| we 1st person plural | fanerinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | fanerivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | faneriloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | fanerarō | fanerari | fanerara | fanerarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | fanerorō | fanerorē2×πεφανερῶσθαι | ||
| acted on passive voice | faneriri | fanerira2×φανερωθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 7 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | fanerarōntos1× | fanerarintos | fanerarantos1× | fanerarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | fanerorōntos2× | fanerorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | faneririntos | fanerirantos3× |
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
faner 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.
48 occurrences, every one of them listed
fanerotō“visible”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Ephesians 5:13… de panteim elenchorōnteim hupo teu fōteu fanerotō,… everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes …
fanerati“reveal”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 4:5“reveal”… fōtizati teim krupteim teu skoteu kai fanerati tain boulain taiu kardiaiu, kai tote …… nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that …
fanerivi“appear”will happen · yefuture passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
Colossians 3:4… vu, tote kai vis sun auto fanerivi en doxa.… life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
fanerama“manifested”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
John 17:6“manifested”Fanerama su tem onomem toi anthrōpoi hoin …… have revealed Your name to those …
fanerata“revealed”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular5×
John 2:11… Iēsus en Kana tau Galilaiau kai fanerata tan doxan autou, kai pisteuala eis …… at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed …
John 21:1Meta houteim fanerata heauton palin tos Iēsus toi mathētoi …… the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made …
John 21:1“revealed”… mathētoi epi tau thalassau tau Tiberiadau; fanerata de houtōs.Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:
Romans 1:19“shown”… en autoi, tos theos gar autoi fanerata.… is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
Titus 1:3“manifested”fanerata de kairoi idioi, ton logon autou …… His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted …
fanerita“revealed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular11×
Mark 16:12… de houteim duo ek autoiu peripatarōntoi fanerita en hetera morfa poreuorōntoi eis agron;After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two …
Mark 16:14Husterem de anakeiorōntoi autoi toi hendeka fanerita, kai oneidizata tan apistian autoiu kai …Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them …
John 21:14houtem ēdē tritem fanerita tos Iēsus toi mathētoi egerirantos ek …… now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was …
Colossians 1:26… kai apo taiu geneaiu, nun de fanerita toi hagioi autou,… ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
1 Timothy 3:16“manifested”… atō tem tau eusebeiau mustēriem; Hos fanerita en sarka, dikaiita en pneume, horita …… common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the …
1 John 1:2kai tas zōas fanerita, kai horanē kai marturanō kai apangelanō …… this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified …
1 John 1:2… hotinas ate pros ton patron kai fanerita ni… was with the Father and was revealed to us.
1 John 3:2… nun tekneim theou anō, kai oupō fanerita tinem eni. oidanē hoti ean faneriteia …… will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears …
1 John 3:5“revealed”kai oidavē hoti ekeinos fanerita hina tain hamartain airateia, kai hamartas …But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
1 John 3:8… archau tos diabolos hamartatō. eis houtem fanerita tos huios tou theou hina luateia …… why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the …
1 John 4:9en houte fanerita tas agapas tou theou en ni, …This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one …
fanerila“revealed”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 15:4… enōpion su, hoti teim dikaiōmeim su fanerila.… for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
fanerotē“revealed”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Romans 3:21Nuni de chōris nomou dikaiosunas theou fanerotē, marturorōntas hupo tou nomou kai toiu …… the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and …
Hebrews 9:26… athetēsian hamartau dia tau thusiau autou fanerotē.… the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end …
faneronē“well known”has happened · weperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 5:11“well known”… tou kuriou anthrōpoin peithanō, theo de faneronē; elpizamō de kai en tai suneidēsiai …… to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience …
fanerameia“make … clear”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
Colossians 4:4“make … clear”hina fanerameia autem hōs datō min lalara.Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.
faneriteia“appears”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular10×
Mark 4:22“revealed”… gar atō kruptem ean mē hina faneriteia, oude geneta apokrufem alla hina erchateia …For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed …
John 1:31kamis ouk oidamelē auton, alla hina faneriteia to Israēl dia houtem erchama mis …… water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”
John 3:21“clearly seen”… alētheian erchotō pros tem fōtem, hina faneriteia autou teim ergeim hoti en theo …… practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
John 9:3… oute tois gonevois autou, alla hina faneriteia teim ergeim tou theou en auto.… the works of God would be displayed in him.
2 Corinthians 4:10“manifested”… tou Iēsu en te sōme nu faneriteia;… life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
2 Corinthians 4:11“manifested”… hina kai tas zōas tou Iēsu faneriteia en ta thnēta sarka nu.… Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
Colossians 3:4hotan tos Christos faneriteia, tas zōas vu, tote kai vis …When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with …
1 John 2:28… teknieim, menavōr en auto, hina ean faneriteia echaneia parrēsian kai mē aischunineia apo …… in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed …
1 John 3:2… fanerita tinem eni. oidanē hoti ean faneriteia homoiois auto eni, hoti horeni auton …… revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for …
Revelation 3:18“revealed”… himatieim leukeim hina peribaleseia kai mē faneriteia tas aischunas tau gumnotau su, kai …… become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to …
fanerileia“shown”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
1 John 2:19“shown”… menalelē an meta nu; alla hina fanerileia hoti ouk alō pantois ek nu.… us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
fanerasar“show”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
John 7:4… en parrēsia arō; ei houteim poiasō, fanerasar siauton to kosmo.… Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”
fanerira“appear”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive2×
2 Corinthians 5:10toin gar pantoin nin fanerira datō emprosthen teu bēmeu tou Christou, …For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ …
2 Corinthians 7:12“made known”… heneken tou adikirantou, alla heneken teu fanerira tan spoudan vu tan huper nu …… wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of …
fanerorē“disclosed”has happened · the “to …” formperfect middle or passive infinitive2×
2 Corinthians 5:11“well known”… de kai en tai suneidēsiai vu fanerorē.… to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as …
Hebrews 9:8… dēlarōnteu teu pneumeu teu hagieu, mēpō fanerorē tan teiu hagieiu hodan ēti tau …… Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle …
fanerarōnto“spreads”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine1×
2 Corinthians 2:14… kai tan osman tau gnōsiau autou fanerarōnto dia nu en panto topo;… captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge …
fanerorōntem“visible”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Ephesians 5:14“visible”pantem gar tem fanerorōntem fōtem atō. dio legatō; Egerasōr, tos …So it is said: “Wake …
fanerorōntois“show”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 3:3“show”fanerorōntois hoti avō epistolas Christou diakonirantas hupo …… is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result …
fanerarantois“made … clear”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 11:6… ouk ta gnōsia, alla en pante fanerarantois en pantei eis vin.… not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
fanerirantan“revealed”happened · objectaorist passive participle accusative singular feminine1×
2 Timothy 1:10fanerirantan de nun dia tau epifaneiau tou …And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of …
fanerirantou“appears”happened · of, belonging toaorist passive participle genitive singular masculine2×
1 Peter 1:20prognōskorēntou men pro katabolau kosmou, fanerirantou de epi eschatou toiu chronoiu dia …… foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your …
1 Peter 5:4kai fanerirantou tou archipoimēnou komizevi ton amarantinon tau …And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of …