# φαίνω (phainō) Strong’s G5316. 31 New Testament occurrences. (a) act: I shine, shed light, (b) pass: I shine, become visible, appear, (c) I become clear, appear, seem, show myself as. Lexicon: Dodson, public domain. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/greek/phaino-g5316 ## Occurrences - [Matthew 1:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/1/20) — But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee… - [Matthew 2:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/2/7) — Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. - [Matthew 2:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/2/13) — And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee int… - [Matthew 2:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/2/19) — But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, - [Matthew 6:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/6/5) — And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they m… - [Matthew 6:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/6/16) — Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unt… - [Matthew 6:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/6/18) — That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. - [Matthew 9:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/9/33) — And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. - [Matthew 13:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/13/26) — But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. - [Matthew 23:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/23/27) — Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men… - [Matthew 23:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/23/28) — Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. - [Matthew 24:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/24/27) — For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. - [Matthew 24:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/24/30) — And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the c… - [Mark 14:64](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/mark/14/64) — Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. - [Mark 16:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/mark/16/9) — Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. - [Luke 9:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/9/8) — And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. - [Luke 24:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/luke/24/11) — And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. - [John 1:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/john/1/5) — And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - [John 5:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/john/5/35) — He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. - [Romans 7:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/7/13) — Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the comma… - [2 Corinthians 13:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-corinthians/13/7) — Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. - [Philippians 2:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/philippians/2/15) — That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the wor… - [Hebrews 11:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrews/11/3) — Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. - [James 4:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/james/4/14) — Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. - [1 Peter 4:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-peter/4/18) — And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? - [2 Peter 1:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-peter/1/19) — We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the da… - [1 John 2:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-john/2/8) — Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. - [Revelation 1:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/revelation/1/16) — And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. - [Revelation 8:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/revelation/8/12) — And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part… - [Revelation 18:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/revelation/18/23) — And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy m… - [Revelation 21:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/revelation/21/23) — And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.