Appearing
ἐπιφάνειαStrong’s G2015epiphaneia
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epiphaneia is the Greek word usually translated “appearing”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:”
Meaning
Usually translated “appearing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- appearing 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 3
- 2 Thessalonians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- Titus 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 6:14In contextThat thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
- Titus 2:13In contextLooking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
- 2 Timothy 1:10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
- 2 Timothy 4:1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
- 2 Timothy 4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Greek dictionary
ἐπιφάνεια epiphaneia · appearing
ἐπιφάνεια, -ας, ἡ (ἐπιφανής), [in LXX: 2Ki.7:23 (יָרֵא), Est.5:1, Amo.5:22, 2Ma.2:21 2Mac 3:24 2Mac 5:4 2Mac 12:22 2Mac 14:16 2Mac 15:27, 3Ma.2:9 3Mac 5:8 3Mac 5:51,* ;] (in late Gk. and Inscr., frequently of deities, see MM, Exp., xiv) a manifestation, appearance: 2Th.2:8, 1Ti.6:14, 2Ti.1:10 4:1 4:8, Tit.2:13 (cf. M, Th., 148 f.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “appearing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
APPE'ARING, participle present
tense Coming in sight; becoming evident; making an external show; seeming; having the semblance.
All definitions and other forms of “appearing”
APPE'ARING, noun
The act of becoming visible; appearance.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.