Appear

APPE'AR, verb intransitive [Latin 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#57|Leviticus 13:57]].

And God said, Let the dry land appear [[Genesis 1#9|Genesis 1:9]].

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 1#9|Genesis 1:9]]2.

The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of the bush. [[Exodus 3#2|Exodus 3:2]].

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#10|2 Corinthians 5:10]].

4. To be obvious; to be known, as a subject of observation or comprehension.

Let thy work appear to thy servant. [[Psalms 90#16|Psalms 90:16]].

It doth not yet appear what we shall be. [[1 John 3#2|1 John 3:2]].

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#13|Romans 7:13]].

6. To seem, in opposition to reality.

They disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. [[Matthew 6#16|Matthew 6:16]].

7. To be discovered, or laid open.

That they shame may appear [[Jeremiah 13#26|Jeremiah 13:26]].

APPE'AR, noun Appearance. obsolete