adjective
faneros
Strong’sG5318
apparent, clear, visible, manifest, clearly
stem faner-18 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books7 of 26 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
φανερός describes something that is visible, open to sight, or plainly known rather than hidden 124. It is used of things that come to light or become known — what "becomes manifest," is "made known," or "comes out into the open," as opposed to what is secret or concealed 1. It can also describe something evident to a particular person or group, i.e. plain or obvious to them 1.
In its neuter form the word functions adverbially, meaning openly or publicly, describing an action done externally or abroad rather than in secret 24.
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
φανερός, -ά, -όν
(< φαίνομαι) [in LXX: De 29:29(28) (גּלה ni.), Pr 14:4, Si 6:22, al.;]
SYN.: v.s. δῆλος
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5318 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfan-er-os'
shining, i.e. apparent (literally or figuratively); neuter (as adverb) publicly, externally
Fromfrom G5316;
King Jamesabroad, + appear, known, manifest, open (+ -ly), outward (+ -ly).
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
but ός, όν, Refs 5th c.BC+: (φαίνω):— visible, manifest, ἡ στήλη ἔχει πάντα φ., i.e. all that is in it can be plainly seen, Refs 5th c.BC+; φ. θάνατος, ὄλεθρος, opposed to ἀφανής, Refs 5th c.BC+if detected, Refs 5th c.BC+ — Constr.: φανερός εἰμι with participle, ἀπικόμενοι φανεροί εἰσι they are known to have come, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ φανερὸν γίγνοιτο ὅτι.. Refs 5th c.BC+
2 shining, illustrious, προεδρίη Refs 6th c.BC+; conspicuous, remarkable, φ. μηδὲν κατεργάζεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+
3 φ. οὐσία real property, opposed to personalty (ἀφανής), Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b property in possession (opposed to in action), Refs 5th c.BC+
3.c in hand, in cash, μηδὲν φανερὸν κεκτῆσθαι to have no cash in hand, Refs 5th c.BC+; φανερόν τι a certain sum of money, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 of votes, φ. ψήφῳ by open vote, opposed to κρύβδην (ballot), Refs 5th c.BC+
5 adverb -ρῶς openly, manifestly, βουλόμενος φ. Refs 5th c.BC+; φ. ἐρᾶν, opposed to λάθρᾳ, Refs 5th c.BC+: comparative, φανερώτερον ἐκπολεμεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+; -τέρως Refs 4th c.BC+
5.b τὸ φ. frequently with Preps. in adverb sense, ἐκ τοῦ φ. openly, Refs 5th c.BC+; πολέμιος οὐκ ὢν ἐκ τοῦ φ. not openly declared, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἱ ἐς τὸ φ. λεγόμεναι αἰτίαι, Refs; τὸν σῖτον φέρειν ἐς τὸ φ. into public, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ φανεροῖς ξυνελθεῖν on public, acknowledged terms, Refs 5th c.BC+
II of persons, manifest, conspicuous, εἰ [Διόνυσος καὶ Πὰν] φ. ἐγένοντο ἐν τῇ Ἑλλάδι Refs 5th c.BC+persons of distinction, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 open, frank, opposed to ἐπίβουλος, Refs 4th c.BC+
III = τις, φ. χρέα certain debts, Mitteis Refs 5th c.AD+
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
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | faneros | faneras1×φανερὰ | fanerem8×φανερὸν | fanerois1×φανεροὶ | fanerais | fanereim3×φανερὰ |
| object accusative | faneron2×φανερὸν | faneran | faneroin1×φανεροὺς | fanerain | ||
| direct address vocative | faneror | fanerar | faneroir | fanerair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | fanerou | fanerau | fanereu | faneroiu | faneraiu | fanereiu |
| to, for dative | fanero | fanera | fanere2×φανερῷ | faneroi | fanerai | fanerei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — 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.
18 occurrences, every one of them listed
faneron“known”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 12:16kai epitimata autoi hina mē faneron auton poialeia,warning them not to make Him known.
Mark 3:12… polleim epitimate autoi hina mē auton faneron poialeia.… them sternly not to make Him known.
faneras“evident”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Timothy 4:15… houtei asōr, hina su tas prokopas faneras ateiō pantoi;… so that your progress will be evident to all.
fanerem“light”subject or objectdirect singular8×
Mark 4:22… geneta apokrufem alla hina erchateia eis fanerem.… that will not be brought to light.
Luke 8:17… hem ouk mē gnōskiteia kai eis fanerem erchateia.… be made known and brought to light.
Mark 6:14Kai akouata tos basilevos Hērōdos, fanerem gar geneta tem onomem autou, kai …… this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the …
Luke 8:17“revealed”ouk gar atō kruptem hem ouk fanerem geneti, oude apokrufem hem ouk mē …For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not …
Acts 4:16“evident”… dia autoiu pantoi toi katoikarōntoi Ierousalēm fanerem, kai ouk dunonō arnorō;… living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
Acts 7:13… anagnōrizita Iōsēf toi adelfoi autou, kai fanerem geneta to Faraō tem genem Iōsēf.… his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
Romans 1:19dioti tem gnōstem tou theou fanerem atō en autoi, tos theos gar …… may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made …
1 Corinthians 3:13hekastou tem ergem fanerem geneti, tas gar hēmeras dēlati; hoti …his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it …
fanere“*”to, fordative singular2×
Romans 2:28“*”ouk gar tos en te fanere Ioudaios atō, oude tas en te …… man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision …
Romans 2:28“*”… Ioudaios atō, oude tas en te fanere en sarka peritomas;… not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward …
fanerois“recognized”subjectnominative plural1×
1 Corinthians 11:19“recognized”… vi arō, hina kai tois dokimois fanerois geneleia en vi.… there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
faneroin“known”objectaccusative plural1×
Philippians 1:13“known”hōste toin desmoin mu faneroin en Christo genera en hole te …… it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
fanereim“evident”subject or objectdirect plural3×
1 Corinthians 14:25“disclosed”teim krupteim tau kardiau autou fanereim genotō, kai houtōs piptarantos epi prosōpem …and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God …
Galatians 5:19“evident”fanereim de atō teim ergeim tau sarkau, …The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual …
1 John 3:10“obvious”en houte fanereim atō teim tekneim tou theou kai …By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the …