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Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: ἐπιφαίνω; aor.inf.; ἐπιφᾶναι; ἐπιφαίνω; aor.pass.; ἐπεφάνην

Related lemmas: φαίνω

Sense 1: to illuminate, to shine upon

Semantic entry: 14.39

Semantic domains: Physical Events and States

Subdomains: Light

Definition: to cause light to shine upon some object, in the sense of illuminating it

Notes: Expressions involving the causing of light to shine upon an object often involve explicit causative elements, for example, ‘to cause light to shine upon’ or ‘to cause to shine’ or ‘to cause to be bright’ or ‘to cause to be in the light.’

LUK 1:79: RV LUK 1:79 · LV LUK 1:79 · Read together LUK 1:79

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OET-RV LUK 1:79

79 to shine on those in darkness and sitting in the shadow of death;
⇔ to guide us onto the road of peace.”

OET-LV LUK 1:79

79 to _shine _upon upon _the ones in darkness and sitting in_the_shadow of _death, which to _direct the feet of _us into the_way of _peace.

ACT 27:20: RV ACT 27:20 · LV ACT 27:20 · Read together ACT 27:20

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20 We didn’t see either the sun or the stars for several more days—it wasn’t a minor storm by any means—and by then any remaining hope that we had of staying alive disappeared

OET-LV ACT 27:20

20 And neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and no little storm laying _on us, furthermore all hope, which us to _be _being _saved was _being _taken _away.

Sense 2: to appear, appearance, appearing

Semantic entry: 24.21

Semantic domains: Sensory Events and States

Subdomains: See

Definition: to appear to someone or at some place

Forms: ἐπιφαίνομαι

ACT 27:20: RV ACT 27:20 · LV ACT 27:20 · Read together ACT 27:20

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OET-RV ACT 27:20

20 We didn’t see either the sun or the stars for several more days—it wasn’t a minor storm by any means—and by then any remaining hope that we had of staying alive disappeared

OET-LV ACT 27:20

20 And neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and no little storm laying _on us, furthermore all hope, which us to _be _being _saved was _being _taken _away.

TIT 2:11: RV TIT 2:11 · LV TIT 2:11 · Read together TIT 2:11

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OET-RV TIT 2:11

11 This is because God’s grace which offers salvation to all people has appeared

OET-LV TIT 2:11

11 For/Because the grace of_ the _god has _appeared, salvation to _all people,

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 27:20 · LV ACT 27:20 · Read together ACT 27:20

TIT: RV TIT 2:11 · RV TIT 3:4 · LV TIT 2:11 · LV TIT 3:4 · Read together TIT 2:11 · Read together TIT 3:4

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἐπιφαίνω

Form 1

Sense 1: to illuminate, to shine upon

Sense 2: to appear, appearance, appearing