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Strong G5457φῶς

light

Transliteration
phōs
Pronunciation
foce
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

From an obsoleteφάω phaō (to shine or make manifest especially by rays; compare G5316 and G5346);
luminousness (in the widest application natural or artificial abstract or concrete literal or figurative): - fire light.

Detailed definition

φῶς (Att.. contr. from φάος; φάω), genitive, φωτός, τό,
[in LXX chiefly for אוֹר;]
light (opposite to τὸ σκότος, ἡ σκοτία): Mat.17:2, 5, Jhn.11:9-10, 2Co.4:6; ἡλίου, Rev.22:5; of a lamp, Luk.8:16 11:33, Jhn.5:35, Rev.18:23; of a supernatural heavenly light, Act.9:3 12:7 22:6, 9 22:11 26:13; hence, ἄγγελος φωτός, 2Co.11:14; ὁ κλήρος τ. ἁγίων ἐν τ. φ., Col.1:12; of the divine glory, Rev.21:24; by meton., of that which gives light: of fire, Mrk.14:54, Luk.22:56 (cl.; 1Ma.12:29; cf. DCG, i, 595; pl., of a lamp or torch, Act.16:29; of heavenly bodies, Jas.1:17.
Metaphorical,
__(a) of God: 1Jn.1:5 Jn 1:7; φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον, 1Ti.6:16;
__(b) of spiritual truth and its effects on the lives of men: Mat.4:16 5:16, Jhn.1:4-5 3:19-21, Act.26:18, 23, 2Co.6:14, Eph.5:13, 1Pe.2:9, 1Jn.2:8; τ. φ. τ. ζωῆς, Jhn.8:12; τ. ὅπλα τοῦ φ., Rom.13:12; καρπὸς τοῦ φ., Eph.5:9; έν τ. φ. περιπατεῖν (εἶναι, μένειν), 1Jn.1:7 Jn 2:9-10; υἱοὶ (τέκνα) τοῦ φ., Luk.16:8, Jhn.12:36, Eph.5:8, 1Th.5:5; by meton., of one from whom truth shines forth: Act.13:47 (LXX), Rom.2:19; esp. of Christ, Luk.2:32, Jhn.1:7-8 12:35-36, 46; τ. φ. τ. κόσμου, Jhn.8:12 9:5;τ. φ. τ. ἀληθινόν, Jhn.1:9; of Christians, Mat.5:14, Eph.5:8;
__(with) of the spiritual under­standing: τ. φ. τὸ ἐν σοί, Mat.6:23, Luk.11:35;
__(d) adverbially, of that which is open to view (opposite to ἐν τ. σκοτίᾳ): ἐν τ. φ., Mat.10:27, Luk.12:3.†
SYN.: see: φέγγος (AS)

In the Bible

Strong G5457 appears in 59 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • light57
  • fire2
  • the1

First verses

  1. Matthew 4:16
    The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
  2. Matthew 5:14
    Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
  3. Matthew 5:16
    Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
  4. Matthew 6:23
    But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
  5. Matthew 10:27
    What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
  6. Matthew 17:2
    And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
  7. Mark 14:54
    And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
  8. Luke 2:32
    A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
  9. Luke 8:16
    No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
  10. Luke 11:35
    Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
  11. Luke 12:3
    Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
  12. Luke 16:8
    And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
  13. Luke 22:56
    But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
  14. John 1:4
    In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
  15. John 1:5
    And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
  16. John 1:7
    The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
  17. John 1:8
    He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
  18. John 1:9
    That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
  19. John 3:19
    And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
  20. John 3:20
    For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φῶς,
contraction for φάος, light (which see). φῴς, ἡ, plural φῷδες, contraction from φωΐς (which see).