Words the Bible translates as seem
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- dokeōδοκέωto seem or be reckoned: how a thing or person registers in the eyes of others, whether that is how it looks, what a group decides, or the standing a person is granted
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- to think or suppose: to hold in one's own mind an opinion about what is the case, from a confident conclusion to a guarded guess, and often one the text goes on to correct
- phainōφαίνωto shine: to give off light, as a lamp, star, or the sun does
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- to appear: to come into view, or to look a certain way to onlookers
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