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+# φαίνω/phainō
+Sometimes this word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action.
+* This word can mean to become visible.
+* This word can mean to become evident.
+* This word can mean to seem to be true according to someone’s opinion.  
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+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being. 
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+Sometimes his word is an action. It is a verb.
+* This word can mean to give light or shine.
+* This word can mean to appear.