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Strong's G2014 ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaino)

Epiphaino means “appear” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2014 — haphugah (“intermission”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2014
Language Greek
Linked Usages 28
Books 14

Strong's G2014 Quick Answer

Strong's G2014 ἐπιφαίνω (epiphaino) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epiphaino (ep-ee-fai'-no) v. 1. to shine upon 2. (literally) become visible It has 28 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include appeared and give. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
epiphaino (ep-ee-fai'-no) v. 1. to shine upon 2. (literally) become visible
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
appeared and give

Meaning and Definition

epiphaino (ep-ee-fai'-no) v. 1. to shine upon 2. (literally) become visible 3. (figuratively) become known [from G1909 and G5316] KJV: appear, give light Root(s): G1909, G5316

Original Word
ἐπιφαίνω
Transliteration
epiphaino
Derivation
Root: φαίνω R1: 1909 R2: 5316
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2014. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to appear

Usage: ἐπι-φαίνω [in LXX for עוּר hi., etc. ;] __1. to show forth. __2. (= pass. in cl.) to appear: Act.27:20; with dative of person(s), Luk.1:79; metaphorically, Tit.3:4; with dative, Tit.2:11 (Cremer, 567).† (AS)

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How Strong's G2014 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render epiphaino, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

appeared Acts 27:20 give Luke 1:79

How Strong's G2014 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2014 (ἐπιφαίνω) appears 24 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2014 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2014 in the New Testament

4 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 1:79 KJV

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Acts 27:20 KJV

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

Titus 2:11 KJV

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Strong's G2014 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 35:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And he built there an altar, and called the name of the place Bethel; for there God appeared to him, when he fled from the face of his brother Esau.

Numbers 6:25 Septuagint / Brenton

The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and have mercy upon thee;

Deuteronomy 33:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And he said, The Lord is come from Sinai, And has appeared from Seir to us, And has hastened out of the mount of Paran, with the ten thousands of Kadesh; On his right hand were his angels with him.

Strong's G2014 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

9 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 3:30 Septuagint / Brenton

But they praised the Lord, that had miraculously honored his own place: for the temple, which a little afore was full of fear and trouble, when the Almighty Lord appeared, was filled with joy and gladness.

2 Maccabees 12:22 Septuagint / Brenton

But when Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten with fear and terror through the appearing of him that seeth all things, fled amain, one running this way, another that way, so as that they were often hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their own swords.

2 Maccabees 15:13 Septuagint / Brenton

This done, in like manner there appeared a man with gray hairs, and exceeding glorious, who was of a wonderful and excellent majesty.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2014.

Genesis 35:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he built there an altar, and called the name of the place Bethel; for there God appeared to him, when he fled from the face of his brother Esau.
Numbers 6:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and have mercy upon thee;
Deuteronomy 33:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, The Lord is come from Sinai, And has appeared from Seir to us, And has hastened out of the mount of Paran, with the ten thousands of Kadesh; On his right hand were his angels with him.
Psalms 30:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy mercy.
Psalms 66:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
God be merciful to us, and bless us; And cause his face to shine upon us. Pause.
Psalms 79:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Turn us, O God, And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be delivered.
Psalms 79:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause.
Psalms 79:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, And make thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalms 117:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
God is the Lord, and he has shined upon us: Celebrate the feast with thick branches, Binding the victims even to the horns of the altar.
Psalms 118:135 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant: And teach me thine ordinances.
Jeremiah 36:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will appear to you:
Ezekiel 17:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it sprang up, and became a weak and little vine, so that the branches thereof appeared upon it, and its roots were under it: and it became a vine, and put forth shoots, and sent forth its tendrils.
Ezekiel 39:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, when I have been manifested to them among the nations.
Daniel 9:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, O Lord our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine on thy desolate sanctuary, for thine own sake, O Lord.
Zephaniah 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord shall appear against them, and shall utterly destroy all the gods of the nations of the earth; and they shall worship him every one from his place, even all the islands of the nations.
Luke 1:79 New Testament, KJV
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Acts 27:20 New Testament, KJV
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
Titus 2:11 New Testament, KJV
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Titus 3:4 New Testament, KJV
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
2 Maccabees 3:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But they praised the Lord, that had miraculously honored his own place: for the temple, which a little afore was full of fear and trouble, when the Almighty Lord appeared, was filled with joy and gladness.
2 Maccabees 12:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But when Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten with fear and terror through the appearing of him that seeth all things, fled amain, one running this way, another that way, so as that they were often hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their own swords.
2 Maccabees 15:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
This done, in like manner there appeared a man with gray hairs, and exceeding glorious, who was of a wonderful and excellent majesty.
3 Maccabees 2:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Blot out our iniquities, and do away with our errors, and show forth thy compassion in this hour.
3 Maccabees 6:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou destroyedst Pharaoh, with his host of chariots, when that lord of this same Egypt was uplifted with lawless hardihood and loud-sounding tongue. Shedding the beams of thy mercy upon the race of Israel, thou didst overwhelm him with his proud army.
3 Maccabees 6:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, thou who hatest insolence; thou who dost abound in mercy; thou who art the protector of all things; appear quickly to those of the race of Israel, who are insulted by abhorred, lawless Gentiles.
3 Maccabees 6:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the all-glorious, all-powerful, and true God, displayed his holy countenance, and opened the gates of heaven, from which two angels, dreadful of form, came down, and were visible to all but the Jews.
3 Maccabees 6:39 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The Ruler over all did during this time manifest forth his mercy gloriously, and did deliver them all together unharmed.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:60 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For sun, moon, and stars, being bright, and sent to do their offices, are obedient.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2014, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Titus 2 usages, New Testament
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2014 FAQ

What does epiphaino (ἐπιφαίνω) mean?

Epiphaino (Strong's G2014) is a Greek word most simply glossed "appear". epiphaino (ep-ee-fai'-no) v. 1. to shine upon 2. (literally) become visible

How many times is epiphaino (ἐπιφαίνω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's G2014 across 14 books.

Where can I study epiphaino (ἐπιφαίνω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2014 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate epiphaino (ἐπιφαίνω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as appeared and give. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2014 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 15 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 9 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2014, with linked reader references where each row is available.