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ἐμφανίζω

To exhibit (in person) or disclose (by words)

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ἐμφανίζω G1718
Pronunciation emphanízō

What does ἐμφανίζω (emphanízō) mean in the Bible?

ἐμφανίζω (emphanízō) is a Greek word meaning "to exhibit (in person) or disclose (by words)". ἐμφανίζω [in LXX for יָדַע hi.

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Meaning

to exhibit (in person) or disclose (by words)
Extended definition

To manifest or disclose something directly, whether by personal appearance or explicit declaration to someone.

1to manifest, exhibit: ἐαυτόν, with dative of person(s), Jhn.14:21-22 (DCG, ii, 112b). Pass. and mid., to show oneself, appear: Mat.27:53, Heb.9:24 (cf. MM, Exp., xii).
2to declare, make known: before ὅτι, Heb.11:14; with dative of person(s), Act.23:15; with accusative of thing(s), before πρός, Act.23:22; κατά, with genitive of person(s), Act.24:1 25:2; περί, Act.25:15.
Synonymsδηλόω, q.v
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Future Present
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 7×
Aorist Active Acts 24:1 · Acts 25:2 · Acts 25:15 · Acts 23:22 4×
Aorist Passive Matt 27:53 1×
Future Active John 14:21 1×
Present Active Heb 11:14 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active John 14:22 1×
Aorist Passive Heb 9:24 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Acts 23:15 1×
10 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 5 ongoing 1 prospective 1 imperative 1 infinitive 2
Tense
aorist 7 present 2 future 1
Voice
active 8 passive 2
Mood
indicative 7 infinitive 2 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 27:53 ἐνεφανίσθησαν aorist passive indicative completed John 14:21 ἐμφανίσω future active indicative prospective John 14:22 ἐμφανίζειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 23:15 ἐμφανίσατε aorist active imperative imperative Acts 23:22 ἐνεφάνισας aorist active indicative completed Acts 24:1 ἐνεφάνισαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 25:15 ἐνεφάνισαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 25:2 ἐνεφάνισάν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 9:24 ἐμφανισθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Hebrews 11:14 ἐμφανίζουσιν present active indicative ongoing

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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