Greek · Strong’s G5457
φῶς
phōs
compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
Derivation:
from an obsolete (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays;
70
Times used
0
Old Testament
70
New Testament
Verses
- Matthew 4:16
- Matthew 5:14
- Matthew 5:16
- Matthew 6:23
- Matthew 10:27
- Luke 2:32
- Luke 11:35
- Luke 12:3
- Luke 22:56
- John 1:4
- John 1:5
- John 1:7
- John 1:8
- John 1:9
- John 3:19
- John 3:20
- John 3:21
- John 8:12
- John 9:5
- John 11:9
- John 11:10
- John 12:35
- John 12:36
- John 12:46
- Romans 2:19
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
- 2 Corinthians 6:14
- 2 Corinthians 11:14
- Ephesians 5:8
- Ephesians 5:13
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5
- 1 Timothy 6:16
- James 1:17
- 1 Peter 2:9
- 1 John 1:5
- 1 John 1:7
- 1 John 2:8
- 1 John 2:9
- 1 John 2:10
- Revelation 18:23
- Revelation 21:24
- Revelation 22:5
In the dictionary
Words derived from it
- G5346φημί phēmíto show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say
- G5316φαίνω phaínōto lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- G5461φωτίζω phōtízōto shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively)
- G5460φωτεινός phōteinóslustrous, i.e. transparent or well-illuminated (figuratively)
- G5338φέγγος phéngosbrilliancy
- G5458φωστήρ phōstḗran illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy
- G5459φωσφόρος phōsphóroslight-bearing ("phosphorus"), i.e. (specially), the morning-star (figuratively)
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.