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Manifest; Manifestation

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man´i - fest , man - i - fes - tā´shun ( φανερόω , phaneróō , φανερός , phanerós ): "To manifest" is generally the translation of phaneróō , "to make apparent" ( Mark 4:22; John 17:6; Romans 3:21; 1 Timothy 3:16 , "God was manifest in the flesh," the Revised Version (British and American) "manifested"; 1 John 1:2 twice, etc.); also of phaneros , "manifest" (Acts 4:16; Romans 1:19; 1 Corinthians 3:13; 1 John 3:10 , etc.); "to make manifest" (phaneróō ) (John 1:31; Romans 16:26 ); of emphanı́zō , "to make fully manifest" (John 14:21 f); of emphanḗs , "fully manifest" (Romans 10:20 ); of dḗlos , "evident," translated "manifest" (1 Corinthians 15:27 , the Revised Version (British and American) "evident"); of ékdēlos , "very evident" (2 Timothy 3:9 , the Revised Version (British and American) "evident"); of pródēlos , "evident beforehand" (1 Timothy 5:25 , the Revised Version (British and American) "evident"); of aphanḗs , is "not manifest" (Hebrews 4:13 , "There is no creature that is not manifest in his sight"); "manifest," occurs once in the Old Testament as the translation of bārar , "to clear," "to purify" (Ecclesiastes 3:18 , the Revised Version (British and American) "prove"); of phanerṓs (2 Macc 3:28, the Revised Version (British and American) "manifestly").

Manifestation is the translation of apokálupsis , "uncovering" ( Romans 8:19 , "the manifestation of the sons of God," the Revised Version (British and American) "revealing"); of phanérōsis , "manifestation" (1 Corinthians 12:7; 2 Corinthians 4:2 ).

The Revised Version (British and American) has "manifest" for "shew" (John 7:4 ); "was manifested" for "appeared" (Mark 16:12 , Mark 16:14 ); "was manifested to the," for "shewed himself to his" (John 21:14 ); "be made manifest" for "appear" (2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Corinthians 7:12; Revelation 3:18 ); "became manifest" for "was made known" (Acts 7:13 ); "gave him to be made manifest" for "shewed him openly" (Acts 10:40 ); "He who was manifested" for "God was manifest" (1 Timothy 3:16 ) (margin "The word "God ," in place of "He who ," rests on no sufficient ancient evidence. Some ancient authorities read which "); "is not yet made manifest" for "doth not yet appear" (1 John 3:2 ); "by the manifestation" for "with the brightness" (2 Thessalonians 2:8 ) "be manifested" for "appear" (Colossians 3:4 twice; 1 Peter 5:4 ); "if he shall be manifested" for "when he shall appear" (1 John 2:28; 1 John 3:2 ), etc.

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Manifest; Manifestation'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​m/manifest-manifestation.html. 1915.
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