Manifest (Adjective and Verb)

manifest (akin to emphaino, "to show in, to exhibit;" en, "in," phaino, "to cause to shine"), is used (a) literally in Act 10:40, RV "(gave Him to be made) manifest;" (b) metaphorically in Rom 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 Luk 8:17, Act 4:16, Act 7:13, RV (AV, "known"); Rom 1:19, 1Co 3:13, 1Co 11:19, 1Co 14:25, Gal 5:19, Phi 1:13, 1Ti 4:15 (AV, "appear"); 1Jo 3:10. See APPEAR, B, Note (2), KNOW, B, No. 2, OPENLY, OUTWARDLY.

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

Notes: (1) In 1Co 15:27, AV delos, "evident," is translated "manifest" (RV, "evident"). (2) So with ekdelos, 2Ti 3:9, an intensive form of delos, signifying "quite evident." (3) In 1Ti 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 1 John, 2 in Rev.; in the Pauline Epistles (including Heb.) 24 times; in the other Gospels, only in Mark, 3 times; elsewhere in 1Pe 1:20, 1Pe 5:4. The true meaning is "to uncover, lay bare, reveal." The following are variations in the rendering, which should be noted: Mar 16:12, Mar 16:14 (RV, "was manifested," AV, "appeared"); Joh 21:1 (RV, "manifested," AV, "shewed;" cp. Joh 21:14); Rom 1:19 (RV, "manifested," AV, "hath shewed"); 2Co 3:3 (RV, "being made manifest," AV, "are manifestly declared"); 2Co 5:10, 2Co 7:12, Rev 3:18 (RV, "be made manifest," AV, "appear"); 2Co 11:6 (RV, "we have made it manifest," AV, "we have been throughly made manifest"); Col 1:26 (RV, "hath it been manifested," AV, "is made manifest"); Col 3:4 (RV, "be manifested," AV, "appear;" so 1Pe 5:4); 1Ti 3:16 (RV, "was manifested," AV, "was manifest"); 2Ti 1:10 (RV, "hath ... been manifested," AV, "is ... made manifest;" cp. Rom 16:26, 2Co 1:4-11, 1Pe 1:20); Heb 9:26 (RV, "hath He been manifested," AV, "hath He appeared"); 1Jo 2:28, 1Jo 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 Joh 1:14-22, Heb 11:14, RV; see APPEAR, A, No. 5.

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