adjective

faneros

Greekφανερός (faneros)

Strong’sG5318

apparent, clear, visible, manifest, clearly

stem faner-18 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books7 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

evident4×known4×*2×light2×disclosed1×obvious1×plain1×recognized1×revealed1×well known1×

What it means

φανερός, -ά, -όν

(< φαίνομαι) [in LXX: De 29:29(28) (גּלה ni.), Pr 14:4, Si 6:22, al.;]

open to sight, visible, manifest: Ga 5:19; seq. ἐν, Ro 1:19, I Jo 3:10; c. dat. pers., Ac 4:16 7:13, I Ti 4:15; φ. γίνεσθαι (in LXX for בּחן ni., Ge 42:16), Mk 6:14, Lk 8:17, I Co 3:13 14:25; id. seq. ἐν, I Co 11:19, Phl 1:13; φ. ποιεῖν, Mt 12:16, Mk 3:12; εἰς φ. ἐλθεῖν (cf. Bl., § 47, 2), Mk 4:22, Lk 8:17; ἐν τῷ φ. (opp. to ἐν τ. κρυπτῷ), Ro 2:28.†

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.

Every form

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

fanerstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

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

fanerimō — φανερόω, I make clear, visible, or manifest

Where it appears

18 occurrences, every one of them listed

faneron“known”objectaccusative singular2×

Matthew 12:16“known”kai epitimata autoi hina mē faneron auton poialeia,warning them not to make Him known.

Mark 3:12“known”kai polleim epitimate autoi hina mē auton faneron poialeia.But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.

faneras“evident”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Timothy 4:15“evident”houteim meletasōr, en houtei asōr, hina su tas prokopas faneras ateiō pantoi;Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.

fanerem“light”subject or objectdirect singular8×

Mark 4:22“light”ouk gar atō kruptem ean mē hina faneriteia, oude gineta apokrufem alla hina erchateia eis fanerem.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

Luke 8:17“light”ouk gar atō kruptem hem ouk fanerem gineti, oude apokrufem hem ouk mē gnōskiteia kai eis fanerem erchateia.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

Mark 6:14“well known”Kai akouata tos basilevos Hērōdos, fanerem gar gineta tem onomem autou, kai legale hoti Iōannos tos baptizarōtos egeiritē ek nekroiu, kai dia houtem energalō tais dunamiais en auto;Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Luke 8:17“revealed”ouk gar atō kruptem hem ouk fanerem gineti, oude apokrufem hem ouk mē gnōskiteia kai eis fanerem erchateia.For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

Acts 4:16“evident”legarōtois; Tinem poianeia toi anthrōpoi houtoi? hoti men gar gnōstem sēmem ginatē dia autoiu pantoi toi katoikarōtoi Ierousalēm fanerem, kai ouk dunenō arnerō;“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.

Acts 7:13“known”kai en te deutere anagnōrizita Iōsēf toi adelfoi autou, kai fanerem gineta to Faraō tem genem Iōsēf.On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.

Romans 1:19“plain”dioti tem gnōstem tou theou fanerem atō en autoi, tos theos gar autoi fanerata.For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

1 Corinthians 3:13“evident”hekastou tem ergem fanerem gineti, tas gar hēmeras dēlati; hoti en pure apokaluptitō, kai hekastou tem ergem hopoiem atō tem purem autem dokimazati.his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

fanere“*”to, fordative singular2×

Romans 2:28“*”ouk gar tos en te fanere Ioudaios atō, oude tas en te fanere en sarxa peritomas;A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.

Romans 2:28“*”ouk gar tos en te fanere Ioudaios atō, oude tas en te fanere en sarxa peritomas;A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.

fanerois“recognized”subjectnominative plural1×

1 Corinthians 11:19“recognized”datō gar kai hairesiain en vi arō, hina kai tois dokimois fanerois gineleia en vi.And indeed, 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 ginera en hole te praitōrie kai toi loipoi pantoi,As a result, 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 ginetō, kai houtōs piptaratos epi prosōpem proskunati to theo, apangellarōtos hoti Ontōs tos theos en vi atō.and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

Galatians 5:19“evident”fanereim de atō teim ergeim tau sarxau, hotineim atō porneias, akatharsias, aselgeias,The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

1 John 3:10“obvious”en houte fanereim atō teim tekneim tou theou kai teim tekneim tou diabolou; pantos tos mē poiarōtos dikaiosunan ouk atō ek tou theou, kai tos mē agaparōtos ton adelfon autou.By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.