What does Ἡλίας · φαίνω mean in the Bible?
Ἡλίας · φαίνω is a Greek phrase meaning "Elijah has appeared".
Greek · G2243, G5316
Ἠλίας ἐφάνη
Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite · to shine/appear
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Ἡλίας G2243 Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
Pronunciation Hēlías
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φαίνω G5316 to shine/appear
Pronunciation phaínō
To manifest or reveal something, making it visible or known; often used of divine revelation appearing to people.
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What does Ἠλίας ἐφάνη (Ēlias ephanē) mean in the Bible?
Ἡλίας · φαίνω is a Greek phrase meaning "Elijah has appeared".
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Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Elijah has appeared
Strong's G2243, G5316
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Source Gloss
Elijah has appeared
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 27 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 14 aorist 11 future 2
Voice
passive 11 active 8 middle 8
Mood
indicative 16 subjunctive 6 participle 5
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:20 ἐφάνη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 2:13 φαίνεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 2:19 φαίνεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 2:7 φαινομένου present middle participle participle Matthew 6:16 φανῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:18 φανῇς aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:5 φανῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 9:33 ἐφάνη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 13:26 ἐφάνη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 24:27 φαίνεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 24:30 φανήσεται future passive indicative prospective Mark 14:64 φαίνεται present passive indicative ongoing Mark 16:9 ἐφάνη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 9:8 ἐφάνη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 24:11 ἐφάνησαν aorist passive indicative completed John 1:5 φαίνει present active indicative ongoing John 5:35 φαίνων present active participle participle Philippians 2:15 φαίνεσθε present middle indicative ongoing Hebrews 11:3 φαινομένων present middle participle participle James 4:14 φαινομένη present middle participle participle 1 Peter 4:18 φανεῖται future middle indicative prospective 2 Peter 1:19 φαίνοντι present active participle participle 1 John 2:8 φαίνει present active indicative ongoing Revelation 1:16 φαίνει present active indicative ongoing Revelation 8:12 φάνῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 18:23 φάνῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 21:23 φαίνωσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive
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)
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Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain