Strong G1718ἐμφανίζω
to show
- Transliteration
- emphanizō
- Pronunciation
- em-fan-id'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G1717; to exhibit (in person) or disclose (by words): - appear declare (plainly) inform (will) manifest shew signify.
Detailed definition
ἐμφανίζω
[in LXX for יָדַע hi., etc.;]
1. to 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).
2. to 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.†
SYN.: δηλόω, q.v (AS)
[in LXX for יָדַע hi., etc.;]
1. to 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).
2. to 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.†
SYN.: δηλόω, q.v (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1718 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- inform3
- appear2
- declare1
- manifest1
- shew1
- signify1
- will1
First verses
- Matthew 27:53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
- John 14:21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
- John 14:22Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
- Acts 23:15Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
- Acts 23:22So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
- Acts 24:1And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
- Acts 25:2Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
- Acts 25:15About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
- Hebrews 9:24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
- Hebrews 11:14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐμφαν-ίζω,
Attic dialect future -ιῶ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 797)]: perfect ἐμπεφάνικα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PSI” 4.400.2 (3rd c.BC))]:—show forth, manifest, exhibit, αὐτὸς αὑτόν E.[same place],[Refs 4th c.BC+ (compare 4th c.BC: Philochorus Historicus 20, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 30.17.2, etc.)]; ἐ. τινὰ ἐπίορκον, ἐχθρόν, exhibit or represent him as.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 1.12, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 14.36; ἐ. οὐκ οὖσαν ἀγαθὸν τὴν ἡδονήν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1173b31; πᾶν σύμπτωμα 4th c.AD: Metrodorus Epigrammaticus 10)]:— middle, exhibit in court, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (PMasp. 32.33 (6th c.AD))]:—passive, to become visible, be manifested, τινί [LXX+NT+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Wis.1.2, NT.Matt.27.53, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.107, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 1.13.1, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 1.7.)]
2 make clear or plain, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 244a, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 140, etc.)]; ἄστρα ἡμῖν τῆς νυκτὸς τὰς ὥρας ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.3.4: with a _relative_, τὰ παθήματα δι᾽ ἃς αἰτίας γέγονε ἐ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 61c; ἐ. τοῦτο ὅτι.. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.1.26.)]
3 declare, explain, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Priora” 46a24)]; give orders, τινὶ ποιεῖν τι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.35.8)]; report, περί τινος [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“SIG” 412.4 (Delph., 3rd c.BC),compare “UPZ” 42.18 (2nd c.BC), “IG” 9(2).517.5 (from Larissa), “Michel” 431.6 (from Iasus))], etc.: —passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“GDI” 2502 B 41 (Delph., 4th c.BC).)]
4 lay an information against, τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Arg. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lys.”)]:—passive, ὁ -ισθείς [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th c.BC: Charondas Philosophus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 4.2.24.)]
Attic dialect future -ιῶ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 797)]: perfect ἐμπεφάνικα [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PSI” 4.400.2 (3rd c.BC))]:—show forth, manifest, exhibit, αὐτὸς αὑτόν E.[same place],[Refs 4th c.BC+ (compare 4th c.BC: Philochorus Historicus 20, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 30.17.2, etc.)]; ἐ. τινὰ ἐπίορκον, ἐχθρόν, exhibit or represent him as.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 1.12, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 14.36; ἐ. οὐκ οὖσαν ἀγαθὸν τὴν ἡδονήν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1173b31; πᾶν σύμπτωμα 4th c.AD: Metrodorus Epigrammaticus 10)]:— middle, exhibit in court, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (PMasp. 32.33 (6th c.AD))]:—passive, to become visible, be manifested, τινί [LXX+NT+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Wis.1.2, NT.Matt.27.53, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.107, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 1.13.1, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 1.7.)]
2 make clear or plain, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 244a, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 140, etc.)]; ἄστρα ἡμῖν τῆς νυκτὸς τὰς ὥρας ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.3.4: with a _relative_, τὰ παθήματα δι᾽ ἃς αἰτίας γέγονε ἐ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 61c; ἐ. τοῦτο ὅτι.. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.1.26.)]
3 declare, explain, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Priora” 46a24)]; give orders, τινὶ ποιεῖν τι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.35.8)]; report, περί τινος [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“SIG” 412.4 (Delph., 3rd c.BC),compare “UPZ” 42.18 (2nd c.BC), “IG” 9(2).517.5 (from Larissa), “Michel” 431.6 (from Iasus))], etc.: —passive, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“GDI” 2502 B 41 (Delph., 4th c.BC).)]
4 lay an information against, τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Arg. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lys.”)]:—passive, ὁ -ισθείς [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th c.BC: Charondas Philosophus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 4.2.24.)]