Strong G5460φωτεινός
bright
- Transliteration
- phōteinos
- Pronunciation
- fo-ti-nos'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G5457; lustrous that is transparent or well illuminated (figurative): - bright full of light.
Detailed definition
φωτεινός (WH, φωτινός), ή, όν
(φῶς), [in LXX: Sir.17:31 23:19 *;]
bright, light: νεφέλη, Mat.17:5; opposite to σκοτεινός, Mat.6:22, Luk.11:34, 36.†
(AS)
(φῶς), [in LXX: Sir.17:31 23:19 *;]
bright, light: νεφέλη, Mat.17:5; opposite to σκοτεινός, Mat.6:22, Luk.11:34, 36.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5460 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- light3
- bright1
First verses
- Matthew 6:22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
- Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Luke 11:34The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
- Luke 11:36If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φωτεινός, ή, όν,
(φῶς) shining, bright, ἥλιος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.3.4)]; σκοτεινὰ καὶ φ. [σώματα[LXX+1st c.AD+ (] [prev. work] 3.10.1, cf. LXX.Sir.17.31 (_comparative_), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2. 1110b, 5th c.AD: Hierocles Platonicus Philosophus “in Carmen Aureum - FPG” 26p.478M.; ἀήρ 1st c.AD: Athenaeus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 9.5.2; οἴκημα 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 2.10, +others)]
II metaphorically, clear, distinct, λόγος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.9b (_comparative_, assuming variant))]; also in moral sense, [NT+5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Hierocles Platonicus Philosophus “in Carmen Aureum - FPG” 3p.424M.; ὅταν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἁπλοῦς ᾖ, καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου φ. ἐστιν NT.Luke.11.34, compare 36.)]
(φῶς) shining, bright, ἥλιος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.3.4)]; σκοτεινὰ καὶ φ. [σώματα[LXX+1st c.AD+ (] [prev. work] 3.10.1, cf. LXX.Sir.17.31 (_comparative_), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2. 1110b, 5th c.AD: Hierocles Platonicus Philosophus “in Carmen Aureum - FPG” 26p.478M.; ἀήρ 1st c.AD: Athenaeus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 9.5.2; οἴκημα 2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 2.10, +others)]
II metaphorically, clear, distinct, λόγος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.9b (_comparative_, assuming variant))]; also in moral sense, [NT+5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Hierocles Platonicus Philosophus “in Carmen Aureum - FPG” 3p.424M.; ὅταν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἁπλοῦς ᾖ, καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου φ. ἐστιν NT.Luke.11.34, compare 36.)]