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φαίνω/phainō

Sometimes this word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action.

• This word can mean to become visible.
• This word can mean to become evident.
• This word can mean to seem to be true according to someone’s opinion.

Advice to translators: This type of verb describes a state of being.

Sometimes his word is an action. It is a verb.

• This word can mean to give light or shine.
• This word can mean to appear.