phanero-, phaner-, -phane, -phan, -phanic, -phanous,
-phany +
(Greek: to show; to make visible, to manifest, to open)
theophanies
Visible manifestations of God, or gods, to humans.
theophanous
A reference to the visibility or appearance of God, or a god, to a person.
theophany
1. A visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation or appearance of a deity in a form that can be seen by a human.
2. The temporal and spatial manifestation of God or the divine in some tangible form.
3. A visible manifestation of God to humans; such as, the story of Moses at the burning bush, is called a theophany.
2. The temporal and spatial manifestation of God or the divine in some tangible form.
3. A visible manifestation of God to humans; such as, the story of Moses at the burning bush, is called a theophany.
In Psalms and in prophetic texts the theophany is often so drastic as to overwhelm the human observer; because when God comes, since humans are sinful, often His purpose in coming is to punish.
undiaphanous
Not transparent; not pellucid.
Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "appear, visible, visual, manifest, show, see, reveal, look": blep-; delo-; demonstra-; opt-; -orama; pare-; phant-; pheno-; scopo-; spec-; vela-, veal-; video-, visuo-.
