1717. emphanés

Strong's Lexicon

emphanés: Manifest, visible, evident

Original Word: ἐμφανής
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: emphanés
Pronunciation: em-fan-ACE
Phonetic Spelling: (em-fan-ace')
Definition: Manifest, visible, evident
Meaning: manifest, visible, comprehended.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb φαίνω (phainō), meaning "to shine" or "to appear."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "emphanés," the concept of divine manifestation can be related to Hebrew terms like "גָּלָה" (galah, Strong's H1540), meaning "to reveal" or "to uncover."

Usage: The Greek adjective "emphanés" is used to describe something that is clear, visible, or manifest. It conveys the idea of being openly apparent or easily perceived. In the New Testament, it often refers to the manifestation of God's presence or the clear revelation of truth.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, visibility and manifestation were important concepts, often associated with divine revelation or the appearance of deities. The term "emphanés" would have resonated with early Christians as they understood the visible and tangible aspects of God's work in the world, particularly through Jesus Christ. The concept of something being manifest was significant in a culture that valued both philosophical insight and empirical evidence.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the comp. of en and phainó
Definition
manifest
NASB Translation
manifest (1), visible (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1717: ἐμφανής

ἐμφανής (see ἐν, III. 3), ἐμφανές (ἐμφαίνω to show in, exhibit), manifest: γίνομαι τίνι, in its literal sense, Acts 10:40; figuratively, of God giving proofs of his saving grace and thus manifesting himself, Romans 10:20 from Isaiah 65:1. (From Aeschylus down.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

manifest, openly.

From a compound of en and phaino; apparent in self -- manifest, openly.

see GREEK en

see GREEK phaino

Forms and Transliterations

εμφανές εμφανη εμφανή ἐμφανῆ εμφανης εμφανής ἐμφανὴς emphane emphanê emphanē emphanē̂ emphanes emphanēs emphanḕs

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 10:40 Adj-AMS
GRK: ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν ἐμφανῆ γενέσθαι
NAS: and granted that He become visible,
KJV: shewed him openly;
INT: gave him manifest to become

Romans 10:20 Adj-NMS
GRK: μὴ ζητοῦσιν ἐμφανὴς ἐγενόμην τοῖς
NAS: ME, I BECAME MANIFEST TO THOSE
KJV: I was made manifest unto them that asked
INT: not seeking revealed I became to those

Strong's Greek 1717
2 Occurrences

ἐμφανῆ — 1 Occ.
ἐμφανὴς — 1 Occ.