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Lexicon :: Strong's G5461 - phōtizō

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φωτίζω
Transliteration
phōtizō (Key)
Pronunciation
fo-tid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:310,1293

Strong’s Definitions

φωτίζω phōtízō, fo-tid'-zo; from G5457; to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively):—enlighten, illuminate, (bring to, give) light, make to see.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G5461 in the following manner: give light (2x), bring to light (2x), lighten (2x), enlighten (2x), light (1x), illuminate (1x), make to see (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G5461 in the following manner: give light (2x), bring to light (2x), lighten (2x), enlighten (2x), light (1x), illuminate (1x), make to see (1x).

  1. to give light, to shine

  2. to enlighten, light up, illumine

  3. to bring to light, render evident

    1. to cause something to exist and thus come to light and become clear to all

  4. to enlighten, spiritually, imbue with saving knowledge

    1. to instruct, to inform, teach

    2. to give understanding to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φωτίζω phōtízō, fo-tid'-zo; from G5457; to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively):—enlighten, illuminate, (bring to, give) light, make to see.
STRONGS G5461:
φωτίζω; future φωτίσω (Revelation 22:5 L WH; 1 Corinthians 4:5), Attic φωτιῶ (Revelation 22:5 G T Tr); 1 aorist ἐφωτισα; perfect passive participle πεφωτισμενος; 1 aorist passive ἐφοτίσθην;
1. intransitive, to give light, to shine (Aristotle, Theophrastus, Plutarch, others; the Sept. for אור, Numbers 8:2, etc.): ἐπί τινα, Revelation 22:5 (Rom. WH brackets ἐπί).
2. transitive,
a. properly, to enlighten, light up, illumine: τινα, Luke 11:36: τήν πόλιν, Revelation 21:23 (ἀκτισι τόν κόσμον, of the sun, Diodorus 3, 48; the Sept. for הֵאִיר); ἡ γῆ ἐφωτίσθη ἐκ τῆς δόξης (A. V. was lightened) shone with his glory, Revelation 18:1.
b. to bring to light, render evident: τά κρυπτά τοῦ σκότους, 1 Corinthians 4:5; (Ephesians 3:9 according to the reading of T L brackets WH text (but see c.)) (τήν αἵρεσιν τίνος, the preference, opinion, of one, Polybius 23, 3, 10; τήν ἀλήθειαν, Epictetus diss. 1, 4, 31; πεφωτισμενων τῶν πραγματον ὑπό τῆς ἀληθείας, Lucian, cal. non tem. cred. 32); to cause something to exist and thus to come to light and become clear to all: ζωήν καί ἀφθαρσίαν διά τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, opposed to καταργῆσαι τόν θάνατον, 2 Timothy 1:10.
c. by a use only Biblical and ecclesiastical, to enlighten spiritually, imbue with saving knowledge: τινα, John 1:9; with a saving knowledge of the gospel: hence, φωτισθέντες of those who have been made Christians, Hebrews 6:4; Hebrews 10:32; followed by an indirect question Ephesians 3:9 (see b. above) (Sir. 45:17; for הֵאִיר, Psalm 118:130 (Ps. 119:130; for הורָה, to instruct, inform, teach, Judges 13:8, Alex.; 2 Kings 12:2; φωτιοῦσιν αὐτούς τό κρίμα τοῦ Θεοῦ τῆς γῆς, 2 Kings 17:27 (cf. 1 Kings 17:28; others)); to give understanding to: πεφωτίσμενοι τούς ὀφθαλμούς τῆς καρδίας (Rec. διανοίας), as respects the eyes of your soul, Ephesians 1:18 (Buttmann, § 145, 6); ((cf. Sir. 31:20 (Sir. 34:20), etc.)).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
8:2
Judges
13:8
2 Kings
12:2; 17:27
Psalms
119:130
Luke
11:36
John
1:9
1 Corinthians
4:5; 4:5
Ephesians
1:18; 3:9; 3:9
2 Timothy
1:10
Hebrews
6:4; 10:32
Revelation
18:1; 21:23; 22:5; 22:5; 22:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5461 matches the Greek φωτίζω (phōtizō),
which occurs 30 times in 28 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:17 - (LXX 38:13) And he made the candlestick which gives light, of gold;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - And they shall take a blue covering, and cover the candlestick that gives light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its funnels, and all the vessels of oil with which they minister.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:2 - Speak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him, Whenever thou shalt set the lamps in order, the seven lamps shall give light opposite the candlestick.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:8 - And Manoë prayed to the Lord and said, [fn]I pray thee, O Lord my Lord, concerning the man of God whom thou sentest; let him now come to us once more, and teach us what we shall do to the child about to be born.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:23 - But his wife said to him, If the Lord were pleased to slay us, he would not have received of our hand a whole-burnt-offering and a meat-offering; and he would not have shewn us all these things, neither would he have caused us to hear all these things [fn]as at this time.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:10 - Now then rise up early in the morning, thou and the servants of thy lord that are come with thee, and go to the place where I appointed you, and entertain no evil thought in thy heart, for thou art good in my sight: and rise early for your journey [fn]when it is light, and depart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:2 - (LXX 12:3) And Joas did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all the days that Jodae the priest instructed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:27 - And the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying, Bring some Israelites thence, and let them go and dwell there, and they shall teach them the manner of the God of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:28 - And they brought one of the priests whom they had removed from Samaria, and he settled in Bæthel, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:63

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:63 - And the Athersastha told them that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should arise with Lights and Perfections.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:8 - And now our God has dealt mercifully with us, so as to leave us to escape, and to give us an establishment in the place of his sanctuary, to enlighten our eyes, and to give a little quickening in our servitude.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:65

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:65 - And the Athersastha said, that they should not eat of the most holy things, until a priest should stand up to give light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:12 - And thou guidedst them by day by a pillar of cloud, and by night by a pillar of fire, to enlighten for them the way wherein they should walk.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:19 - Yet thou in thy great compassions didst not forsake them in the wilderness: thou didst not turn away from them the pillar of the cloud by day, to guide them in the way, nor the pillar of fire by night, to enlighten for them the way wherein they should walk.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:3 - (LXX 12:4) Look on me, hearken to me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:28 - (LXX 17:29) For thou, O Lord, wilt light my lamp: my God, thou wilt lighten my darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:8 - (LXX 18:9) The ordinances of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5 - (LXX 33:6) Draw near to him, and be enlightened: and your faces shall not by any means be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:4 - (LXX 75:5) Thou dost wonderfully shine forth from the everlasting mountains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:39 - (LXX 104:39) He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:130

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:130 - (LXX 118:130) The manifestation of thy words will enlighten, and instruct the simple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12 - (LXX 138:12) For darkness will not be darkness with thee; but night will be light as day: as its darkness, so shall its light be to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18 - But the ways of the righteous shine like light; they go on and shine, until the day [fn]be fully come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:1 - A man's wisdom will lighten his countenance; but a man of shameless countenance will be hated.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:1 - [fn] Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:19 - [fn] And thou shalt no more have the sun for a light by day, nor shall the rising of the moon lighten thy night; but the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and God thy glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:12 - Sow to yourselves for righteousness, gather in for the fruit of life: light ye for yourselves the light of knowledge; seek the Lord till the fruits of righteousness come upon you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:8 - Rejoice not against me, mine enemy; for I have fallen yet shall arise; for though I should sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light to me.
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