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Strong G5462φωτισμός

light

Transliteration
phōtismos
Pronunciation
fo-tis-mos'
Morphology
Greek Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From G5461; illumination (figurative): - light.

Detailed definition

φωτισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(φωτίζω) [in LXX: Job.3:9, Psa.27:1 44:3 78:14 139:11 (אוֹר), Psa.89:8 (מָאוֹר) *;]
illumination, light: metaphorically, 1Co.4:4 4:6.†
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In the Bible

Strong G5462 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • light2

First verses

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:4
    In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
  2. 2 Corinthians 4:6
    For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φωτ-ισμός, ὁ,
illumination, light, Diocl(?).cited in [Refs 1st c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 19.530, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.929e, 931b, 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 10.224: _plural_, 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 23; σελήνης 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 28.7, 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 5.167d; [ἡμισφαιρίων] [prev. work] 4.147b.)]
2 metaphorically, light, Κύριος φ. μου [LXX+NT (LXX.Psa.26(27).1, cf. NT.2Cor.4.4, 6.)]