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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); 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:17 -

Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its [fn]bulbs, and its flowers were [fn]of the same piece.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - “Then they shall take a [fn]blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps and its tongs, and its [fn]trays and all its oil vessels, by which they minister in connection to it;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:2 - “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you [fn]mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:8 -

Then Manoah entreated Yahweh and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom You have sent come to us again that he may instruct us what to do for the boy who is to be born.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:23 - But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh had desired to put us to death, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have let us hear things like this at this time.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:10 - “So now, arise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who have come with you, and as soon as you have arisen early in the morning and have light, go.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:2 - And Jehoash did what was right in the sight of Yahweh all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:27 -

Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Take there one of the priests whom you took away into [fn]exile and let [fn]him go and live there; and let him instruct them the custom of the god of the land.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:28 - So one of the priests whom they had taken away into exile from Samaria came and settled at Bethel, and instructed them how they should fear Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:63 - The [fn]governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood with Urim and Thummim.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:8 - “But now for a brief moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our slavery.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:65 - And the [fn]governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest stood with [fn]Urim and Thummim.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:12 -

“And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day,

And with a pillar of fire by night

To light for them the way

In which they were to go.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:19 -

But You, in Your abundant compassion,

Did not forsake them in the wilderness;

The pillar of cloud did not depart from them by day,

To lead them on their way,

Nor the pillar of fire by night,

To light for them the way in which they were to go.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:3 -

Look and answer me, O Yahweh my God;

Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:28 -

For You light my lamp;

Yahweh my God illumines my darkness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:8 -

The precepts of Yahweh are right, rejoicing the heart;

The commandment of Yahweh is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5 -

He / Vav

They looked to Him and were radiant,

And their faces will never be humiliated.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:4 -

You are shining,

Majestic from the mountains of prey.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:39 -

He spread a cloud for a [fn]covering,

And fire to give light by night.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:130 -

The unfolding of Your words gives light;

It gives understanding to the simple.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12 -

Even the darkness is not too dark for You,

And the night is as bright as the day.

Darkness and light are alike to You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18 -

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,

That shines brighter and brighter until the fullness of day.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:1 -

Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines his face and causes his stern face to [fn]beam.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:1 -

“Arise, shine, for your light has come,

And the glory of Yahweh has risen upon you.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:19 -

“No longer will you have the sun for light by day,

Nor for brightness will the moon give you light;

But you will have Yahweh for an everlasting light,

And your God for your [fn]glory.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:12 -

Sow with a view to righteousness,

Reap in accordance with lovingkindness;

Break up your fallow ground,

Indeed, it is time to seek Yahweh

Until He comes and [fn]rains righteousness on you.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:8 -

Do not be glad over me, O my enemy.

Though I fall I will rise;

Though I inhabit the darkness, Yahweh is a light for me.

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