Appear
King James Dictionary [1]
Appe'Ar, L appareo, of ad and pareo, to appear, or be manifest.
1. To come or be in sight to be in view to be visible.
The leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh. Leviticus 13 .
And God said, Let the dry land appear. Genesis 1 .
2. To become visible to the eye, as a spirit, or to the apprehension of the mind a sense frequent in scripture.
The Lord appeared to Abram, and said. Genesis 12 .
The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of the bush. Exodus 3 .
3. To stand in presence of, as parties or advocates before a court, or as persons to be tried. The defendant, being called, did not appear.
We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5 .
4. To be obvious to be known, as a subject of observation or comprehension.
Let thy work appear to thy servant. Psalms 90 .
It doth not yet appear what we shall be. 1 John 3 .
5. To be clear or made clear by evidence as, this fact appears by ancient records.
But sin that it might appear sin. Romans 7 .
6. To seem, in opposition to reality.
They disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Matthew 6 .
7. To be discovered, or laid open.
That they shame may appear. Jeremiah 13 .
APPE'AR, n. Appearance. Obs.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): (v. i.) To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time.
(2): (n.) Appearance.
(3): (v. i.) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
(4): (v. i.) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
(5): (v. i.) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
(6): (v. i.) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
a - pēr ´: Of eight Hebrew originals the chief is ראה , rā'āh , "to be seen." Used mainly of God's self-revelations in person and in dreams and visions: "Yahweh appeared unto Abram" ( Genesis 12:7 ); to Moses ( Exodus 3:2 ); to Solomon ( 1 Kings 3:5 ). All originals used of Nature's processes, of the appearing, i.e. coming of the morning ( Exodus 14:27 ); stars ( Nehemiah 4:21 ); flowers, flocks of goats, tender grapes ( Song of Solomon 2:12; Song of Solomon 4:1 m; Song of Solomon 7:12 margin). So New Testament ὤφθην , ō̇phthēn , passive of hōrā́ō , "I see," "to be seen" used especially of angelic revelations and visions: as on the Mount of Transfiguration ( Matthew 17:3 ); an angel ( Luke 1:11 ); the risen Lord ( Luke 24:34 ); cloven tongues at Pentecost ( Acts 2:3 ); vision to Paul ( Acts 16:9 ); a great wonder in heaven ( Revelation 12:1 , the King James Version).
ὀπτάνω , optánō , in Acts 1:3 , of Christ appearing after his suffering; φαίνομαι , phaı́nomai , "to shine," like the above with the added thought of a resplendent, luminous revelation, as of the Bethlehem star ( Matthew 2:7 ); the bringing to light of sin ( Romans 7:13 , the King James Version). Also φανερόω , phaneróō , "to make manifest," used exclusively of the post-resurrection appearances and second coming of Christ and of the disclosures of the great judgment day. See Colossians 3:4; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 3:18 and seven other passages the King James Version.
