"to cause to appear," denotes, in the Active Voice, "to give light, shine," Joh 1:5, Joh 5:35; in Mat 24:27, Passive Voice; so Phi 2:15, RV, "ye are seen" (for AV, "ye shine"); 2Pe 1:19 (Active); so 1Jo 2:8, Rev 1:16; in Rev 8:12, Rev 18:23 (Passive); Rev 21:23 (Active). See APPEAR.
"to shine upon" (epi, "upon," and No. 1), is so translated in Luk 1:79, RV (AV, "to give light"). See APPEAR, No. 2. "to shine as a torch," occurs in Mat 1:5-16, Mat 17:2, Luk 17:24, Act 12:7, 2Co 4:6 (twice): see LIGHT, B, No. 3. "to shine, glisten," is used in Mar 9:3 of the garments of Christ at His transfiguration, RV, "glistering," AV, "shining." Cp. exastrapto, "dazzling," in Luk 9:29, RV. "to shine forth" (ek, "out" and No. 3), is used in Mat 13:43, of the future shining "forth" of the righteous "in the Kingdom of their Father." "to shine around" (peri, "around," and No. 3), is used in Luk 2:9, "shone round about," of the glory of the Lord; so in Act 26:13, of the light from Heaven upon Saul of Tarsus. "to flash around, shine round about" (peri, and astrape, "shining brightness"), is used in Act 9:3, Act 22:6 of the same circumstance as in Act 26:13 (No. 6). denotes (a) "lightning," (b) "bright shining," of a lamp, Luk 11:36. See LIGHTNING. Cp. No. 7, above, and Note (1) below. Notes: (1) In Luk 24:4, AV, astrapto, "to lighten," is translated "shining" (RV, "dazzling"). (2) In 2Co 4:4; AV, augazo, "to shine forth," is translated "shine" (RV, "dawn").
