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ἐμφανίζω

Strong’s: G1718

Associated OET lemmas: ἐμφανίζω

Notes: All of these meanings involve a shift from the sensory domain of seeing, causing to see, or giving light to, to the cognitive domain of making something fully known, evident, and clear.; In RV JHN 14:21 · LV JHN 14:21 · Read together JHN 14:21 it is difficult to know precisely the manner or extent of the revealing represented by the verb ἐμφανίζω. It would seem that cognitive awareness or knowledge about is far more likely than any physical or visual appearance.; ἀγγέλλω appears to be more generic in meaning than a term such as ἐμφανίζω[c] (33.208: ἐμφανίζω), but it is difficult to indicate in all instances the various aspects of denotation and connotation associated with the meanings in this subdomain.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: φανίζω

Sense 1: to make appear, to make visible, to cause to be seen

Semantic entry: 24.19

Semantic domains: Sensory Events and States

Subdomains: See

Definition: to cause to become visible

MAT 27:53: RV MAT 27:53 · LV MAT 27:53 · Read together MAT 27:53

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OET-RV MAT 27:53

53 and leaving the tombs after his resurrection, they went into God’s city where many people saw them.

OET-LV MAT 27:53

53 and having _come _out out _of the tombs after the resurrection of _him, they _came _in into the holy city and were _manifested to _many.

HEB 9:24: RV HEB 9:24 · LV HEB 9:24 · Read together HEB 9:24

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OET-RV HEB 9:24

24 because Messiah didn’t enter human-made holy places that were only representatives of the true ones, but he entered into heaven where he now appears on our behalf in God’s presence.

OET-LV HEB 9:24

24 For/Because not into handmade came _in holy places chosen _one /messiah, representatives of _the true, but into itself the heaven, now to _be _manifested in _the presence of_ the _god for us.

Sense 2: to make known, to make plain, to reveal, to bring to the light, to disclose, revelation

Semantic entry: 28.36

Semantic domains: Know

Subdomains: Well Known, Clearly Shown, Revealed

Definition: to cause something to be fully known by revealing clearly and in some detail{N:001}

Notes: For another interpretation of ἐμφανίζω in RV ACT 23:22 · LV ACT 23:22 · Read together ACT 23:22, see 33.208: ἐμφανίζω.

JHN 14:21: RV JHN 14:21 · LV JHN 14:21 · Read together JHN 14:21

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OET-RV JHN 14:21

21 “Anyone who takes my commands and obeys them, that’s the person who loves me, and anyone who loves me will be loved by my father, and I too will be loving them and will be revealing myself to them.”

OET-LV JHN 14:21

21 The one having the commands of _me and keeping them, that one is the one loving me, and the one loving me, will _be _being _loved by the father of _me, and _I will _be _loving him, and will _be _manifesting myself to _him.

JHN 14:22: RV JHN 14:22 · LV JHN 14:22 · Read together JHN 14:22

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OET-RV JHN 14:22

22 Yehudah (Judas; Grk. Yudas) (not Yehudah Iskariot) asked, “Master, what’s going on? Why would you reveal yourself to us and not to the whole world?”

OET-LV JHN 14:22

22 Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) not to _him the Iskariōtaʸs is _saying:
master, what has _become, that you _are _going to _be _manifesting yourself to _us, and not to _the world?

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

JHN: RV JHN 14:21–22 · LV JHN 14:21–22 · Read together JHN 14:21–22

ACT: RV ACT 23:22 · LV ACT 23:22 · Read together ACT 23:22

HEB: RV HEB 11:14 · LV HEB 11:14 · Read together HEB 11:14

Sense 3: to tell, to inform, to report

Semantic entry: 33.208

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Inform, Announce

Definition: to reveal something which is not generally known{N:003}

Notes: For another interpretation of ἐμφανίζω in RV ACT 23:22 · LV ACT 23:22 · Read together ACT 23:22, see 28.36: ἐμφανίζω / 28.36: φαίνω / 28.36: φανερόω / 28.36: φανέρωσις / 28.36: φωτίζω / 28.36: φωτισμός.

ACT 23:15: RV ACT 23:15 · LV ACT 23:15 · Read together ACT 23:15

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OET-RV ACT 23:15

15 So you guys assemble the council and report to the commander so that he’ll bring him down to you all as if you need more information about his actions, and then we’ll have an opportunity to kill before he gets here.

OET-LV ACT 23:15

15 Therefore now you _all with the council report to _the commander, so _that he _may _bring_ him _down to you _all, as going to _be _investigating more _exactly the things concerning him, and we are ready to _kill him before the time him to _near, which.

ACT 23:22: RV ACT 23:22 · LV ACT 23:22 · Read together ACT 23:22

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OET-RV ACT 23:22

22 The commander told the young man not to tell anyone else about the ambush and dismissed him.

OET-LV ACT 23:22

22 Therefore indeed the commander sent _away the young _man having _commanded:
To _tell to _no _one that you _reported these things to me.

Sense 4: to bring charges, to accuse formally

Semantic entry: 56.8

Semantic domains: Courts and Legal Procedures

Subdomains: Accusation

Definition: to make a formal report before authorities on a judicial matter

ACT 24:1: RV ACT 24:1 · LV ACT 24:1 · Read together ACT 24:1

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OET-RV ACT 24:1

24 Five days later, Hananyah (Ananias; Grk. Hananias) the chief priest arrived along with some elders and an attorney named Tertullos, to bring the charges against Paulos before Governor Felix.

OET-LV ACT 24:1

24 And after five days, Ananias the chief _priest came _down with some elders, and Tertullos a_certain an_attorney, who reported to _the governor against the Paulos.

ACT 25:2: RV ACT 25:2 · LV ACT 25:2 · Read together ACT 25:2

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OET-RV ACT 25:2

2 There the chief priests and the Jewish leaders repeated their case against Paulos, and they implored Festos,

OET-LV ACT 25:2

2 And the chief _priests and the leaders of _the Youdaiōns reported to _him against the Paulos, and they _were _imploring him,

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 24:1 · RV ACT 25:2 · RV ACT 25:15 · LV ACT 24:1 · LV ACT 25:2 · LV ACT 25:15 · Read together ACT 24:1 · Read together ACT 25:2 · Read together ACT 25:15