Word study · Greek

epipháneia

appearing

Say it: ep-ee-FAN-i-ah (approximate)

ἐπιφάνεια

What it means

An appearing, a shining forth (the root of "epiphany"). In 2:8, "by the brightness of his coming." In 1 Timothy 6:14 and 2 Timothy 4:1, Christ's appearing.

Range of meaning

  • AppearingA visible arrival.
  • BrightnessA shining forth.

In 2 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 2

    "By the brightness of his coming" (2:8).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G2015 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources