THE SYNONYMOUS WORDS FOR "APPEAR", "APPEALING", ETC.

I. APPEAR (The Verb).

There are eight words (or expressions) rendered appear, &c. in the A.V., which are to be distinguished as follows: -

i. phaino = to shine forth so as to be seen: having reference to the manner in which a matter presents or shows itself, independently of any observer. Hence the word phenomenon.

ii. anaphainomai. Passive of No.i, with ana prefixed = to be shown forth, come to light, come into sight.

iii. epiphaino = to shine, shew light upon. No. i with epi (Ap 104 ix).

iv. emphanizo = to cause to be manifested or shown plainly and clearly; used of causing that to be seen (or known) which would not otherwise have been cognizable by the unaided eye (or mind). It occurs ten times: Matt 27:53. John 14:21,22. Acts 23:15,22; 24:1; 25:2,15. Heb 9:24; 11:14. Cp. the Sept use for Heb hodia (Ex 33:13); and for amar (Est 2:22).

v. phaneroo = to bring to light, make manifest. Cp phaneros = manifest in No. viii below.

vi. optomai = to see with the eye, referring to the thing seen (objectively); thus differing from blepo (see Ap 133. I.5), which denotes the act of seeing or of using the eye.

vii. erchomai = to come. Rendered "appear" only in Acts 22:30, where all the critical texts (See Ap 94) read sunerchomai = "come together".

viii. eimi phaneros = to be visible, manifest, or open to sight phaneros, adj. of No.v. above, with eimi = to be). So rendered only in I Tim 4:15.

ix. apokalupto = to unveil so as to be visible to the eye.

II. APPEARING (The Noun).

i. apokalupsis = unveiling, revelation, manifestation. Hence Eng. "Apocalypse". From apo = from (Ap 104. iv), and kalupto, to cover = uncovering, or unveiling. When used of a person it always denotes that he is visible. Occurs Luke 2:32. Rom 2:5; 8:19; 16:25. I Cor 1:7; 14:6,26. II Cor 12:1,7. Gal 1:12; 2:2. Eph 1:17; 3:3. II Thess 1:7. I Pet 1:7,13; 4:31. Rev 1:1.

ii. epiphaneia a shining forth upon. Hence, Eng. epiphany. From No iii, above.