Bible Dictionaries
Manifest

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

manifest (akin to emphaino, "to show in, to exhibit;" en, "in," phaino, "to cause to shine"), is used (a) literally in Acts 10:40 , RV "(gave Him to be made) manifest;" (b) metaphorically in Romans 10:20 , "(I was made) manifest." See OPENLY. Cp. B, No. 2.

"open to sight, visible, manifest" (the root phan---, signifying "shining," exists also in No. 1), is translated "manifest" in Luke 8:17; Acts 4:16; 7:13 , RV (AV, "known"); Romans 1:19; 1 Corinthians 3:13; 11:19; 14:25; Galatians 5:19; Philippians 1:13; 1 Timothy 4:15 (AV, "appear"); 1 John 3:10 . See APPEAR , B, Note (2), KNOW , B, No. 2, OPENLY, OUTWARDLY.

denotes "unseen, hidden," Hebrews 4:13 , "not manifest" (a, negative, and phaino). In the Sept., Nehemiah 4:8; Job 24:20 .

Notes: (1) In 1 Corinthians 15:27 , AV delos, "evident," is translated "manifest" (RV, "evident"). (2) So with ekdelos, 2 Timothy 3:9 , an intensive form of delos, signifying "quite evident." (3) In 1 Timothy 5:25 , AV, prodelos, "evident beforehand, clearly evident," is translated "manifest beforehand" (RV, "evident"); see EVIDENT. (4) For "manifest token," see TOKEN.

"to make visible, clear, manifest," known (akin to A, No. 2), is used especially in the writings of the Apostles John and Paul), occurring 9 times in the Gospel, 9 times in 1John, 2 in Rev.; in the Pauline Epistles (including Heb.) 24 times; in the other Gospels, only in Mark, 3 times; elsewhere in 1 Peter 1:20; 5:4 . The true meaning is "to uncover, lay bare, reveal." The following are variations in the rendering, which should be noted: Mark 16:12,14 (RV, "was manifested," AV, "appeared"); John 21:1 (RV, "manifested," AV, "shewed;" cp. John 21:14 ); Romans 1:19 (RV, "manifested," AV, "hath shewed"); 2 Corinthians 3:3 (RV, "being made manifest," AV, "are manifestly declared"); 2 Corinthians 5:10; 7:12; Revelation 3:18 (RV, "be made manifest," AV, "appear"); 2 Corinthians 11:6 (RV, "we have made it manifest," AV, "we have been throughly made manifest"); Colossians 1:26 (RV, "hath it been manifested," AV, "is made manifest"); 3:4 (RV, "be manifested," AV, "appear;" so 1 Peter 5:4 ); 1 Timothy 3:16 (RV, "was manifested," AV, "was manifest"); 2 Timothy 1:10 (RV, "hath ... been manifested," AV, "is ... made manifest;" cp. Romans 16:26; 2 Corinthians 4:10,11; 1 Peter 1:20 ); Hebrews 9:26 (RV, "hath He been manifested," AV, "hath He appeared"); 1 John 2:28; 3:2 (RV, "is ... made manifest," AV, "doth appear"). See APPEAR , A. No. 4.

akin to A, No. 1, is translated "to manifest, make manifest," in John 14:21,22; Hebrews 11:14 , RV; see APPEAR , A, No. 5.

Note: For the adverb phaneros, "manifestly," see EVIDENTLY , OPENLY.