# 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.  

**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being. 

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.