What does ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaínō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaínō): Divine manifestation or revelation appearing to illuminate human experience, often God's grace becoming visible
Greek · G2014
ἐπιφαίνω
To appear
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ἐπιφαίνωG2014
Pronunciationepiphaínō
What does ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaínō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaínō): Divine manifestation or revelation appearing to illuminate human experience, often God's grace becoming visible
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2014?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include appeared (2), has appeared (1), to shine on (1).
Where does ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:79. Its strongest book concentrations include Titus (2), Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itappeared2×Acts 27:20, Titus 3:4
has appeared1×Titus 2:11
to shine on1×Luke 1:79
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 1:79ἐπιφᾶναιtoto shine onVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveActs 27:20ἐπιφαινόντωνtoappearedVerb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter PluralTitus 2:11Ἐπεφάνηtohas appearedVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularTitus 3:4ἐπεφάνηtoappearedVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 1:79
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Luke1Acts1Titus2
Source forms
ἐπεφάνη1xepephanēTitus 3:4
Ἐπεφάνη1xEpephanēTitus 2:11
ἐπιφαινόντων1xepiphainontōnActs 27:20
ἐπιφᾶναι1xepiphanaiLuke 1:79
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular2xTitus 2:11, Titus 3:4
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xLuke 1:79
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural1xActs 27:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Divine manifestation or revelation appearing to illuminate human experience, often God's grace becoming visible
Strong'sG2014
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkTitus 2:11-15Source Gloss
to appear
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Divine manifestation or revelation appearing to illuminate human experience, often God's grace becoming visible
1to show forth.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:79Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐπιφᾶναιepifanai
I appear, shine upon
Read verseActs 27:20Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Neuter
ἐπιφαινόντωνepifainontwn
I appear, shine upon
Read verseTitus 2:11Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐπεφάνηepefanh
I appear, shine upon
Read verseTitus 3:4Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐπεφάνηepefanh
I appear, shine upon
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms4TensesAorist, PresentVoicesPassive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Aorist PassiveTitus 2:11 · Titus 3:42×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 1:791×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveActs 27:201×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3present1
Voice
active2passive2
Mood
indicative2participle1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To become visible or manifest.
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐπιφαίνω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Paul frames Christ’s coming as a visible manifestation of divine grace, anchoring salvation in historical revelation.Titus 2:11-15