To reveal
φανερόωStrong’s G5319phaneroō
Appears in 42 verses of the New Testament
In short
Phaneroō is the Greek word usually translated “was revealed”, “revealed” and “has been revealed”. It appears in 42 verses of the New Testament.
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
Meaning
Usually translated “was revealed”, “revealed” and “has been revealed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- was revealed 4
- he revealed 3
- has been revealed 3
- he appeared 2
- being revealed 2
- may be manifested 2
- to have been made manifest 2
- he shall appear 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 8
- 2 Corinthians 8
- 1 John 7
- Mark 3
- Colossians 3
- Romans 2
14 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Titus 1:3In contextBut hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
- Mark 4:22For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
- Mark 16:12After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
- Mark 16:14Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
- John 1:31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
- John 2:11This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
All 42 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
φανερόω phaneroō · to reveal
φανερόω, -ώ [in LXX: Jer.40:6 (33:6) (גָּלָה pi.) * ;] to make visible, clear, manifest or known: with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.2:11 17:6, Rom.1:19, 1Co.4:5, 2Co.2:14 11:6, Col.4:4, Tit.1:3; pass., Mrk.4:22, Jhn.3:21 9:3, Rom.3:21 16:26, 2Co.4:10-11, Eph.5:13, Col.1:26, 2Ti.1:10, Heb.9:8, 1Jn.3:2 Jn 4:9, Rev.3:18 15:4; with accusative of person(s), of Christ, Jhn.7:4 21:1; pass., 2Co.3:3 5:10-11, 1Jn.2:19; of Christ, Mrk.16:12, 14, Jhn.1:31 21:14, Col.3:4, 1Ti.3:16, Heb.9:26, 1Pe.1:20 5:4, 1Jn.1:2 (ἡ ζωή; see Westc., in l) 1Jn.2:28 Jn 3:2 Jn 3:5 Jn 3:8.† SYN.: see: ἀποκαλύπτω (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reveal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REVE'AL, verb transitive
[Latin revelo; re and velo, to veil.]
- To disclose; to discover; to show; to make known something before unknown or concealed; as, to reveal secrets.
- To disclose, discover or make known from heaven.“The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men” Romans 1:18
All definitions and other forms of “reveal”
REVE'AL, noun
A revealing; disclosure. [Not in use.]
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.