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Lexicon :: Strong's G5457 - phōs

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φῶς
Transliteration
phōs (Key)
Pronunciation
foce
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an obsolete phao (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays, cf φαίνω (G5316), φημί (G5346))
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:310,1293

Trench's Synonyms: xlvi. φῶς, φέγγος, φωστήρ, λύχνος, λαμπάς.

Strong’s Definitions

φῶς phōs, foce; from an obsolete φάω pháō (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare G5316, G5346); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative):—fire, light.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 70x

The KJV translates Strong's G5457 in the following manner: light (68x), fire (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 70x
The KJV translates Strong's G5457 in the following manner: light (68x), fire (2x).
  1. light

    1. the light

      1. emitted by a lamp

      2. a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they appear on earth

    2. anything emitting light

      1. a star

      2. fire because it is light and sheds light

      3. a lamp or torch

    3. light, i.e brightness

      1. of a lamp

  2. metaph.

    1. God is light because light has the extremely delicate, subtle, pure, brilliant quality

    2. of truth and its knowledge, together with the spiritual purity associated with it

    3. that which is exposed to the view of all, openly, publicly

    4. reason, mind

      1. the power of understanding esp. moral and spiritual truth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φῶς phōs, foce; from an obsolete φάω pháō (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare G5316, G5346); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative):—fire, light.
STRONGS G5457:
φῶς, φωτός, τό (contracted from φάος, from φάω to shine), from Homer (who (as well as Pindar) uses the form φάος) down, Hebrew אור, light (opposed to τό σκότος, σκοτία);
1. properly,
a. universally: Θεός εἰπών ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψαι, 2 Corinthians 4:6 (Genesis 1:3); λευκά ὡς τό φῶς, Matthew 17:2; νεφέλη φωτός (Griesbach text) i. e. consisting of light, equivalent to φωτεινεη in R L T Tr WH, Matthew 17:5; τό φῶς τοῦ κόσμου, of the sun, John 11:9; τό φῶς οὐκ ἐστιν ἐν αὐτῷ, the light (i. e. illumining power) is not in him, consequently he does not see or distinguish the filings about him, John 11:10; the light emitted by a lamp, Luke 8:16; (Luke 11:33 L Tr text WH). a heavenly light, such as surrounds angels when they appear on earth: hence, ἄγγελος φωτός, 2 Corinthians 11:14, and illumines the place where they appear, Acts 12:7; a light of this kind shone around Paul when he was converted to Christ, Acts 22:6, (Acts 22:9), Acts 22:11 (Winer's Grammar, 371 (348)); with the addition of οὐρανόθεν, Acts 26:13; of ἀπό (or ἐκ) τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, Acts 9:3.
b. by metonymy, anything emitting light: a heavenly luminary (or star), plural James 1:17 (see πατήρ, 3 a.); fire, because it is light and gives light: Luke 22:56; θερμαίνεσθαι πρός τό φῶς, Mark 14:54 (1 Macc. 12:29; Xenophon, Hell. 6, 2, 29; Cyril 7, 5, 27); a lamp or torch: plural φῶτα, Acts 16:29 (φῶς ἔχειν, Xenophon, Hell. 5, 1, 8; in plural often in Plutarch).
c. light i. e. brightness (Latinsplendor) (see a. above), ἡλίου, Revelation 22:5; of a lamp, John 5:35 (where it symbolizes his rank, influence, worth, mighty deeds); with the addition of λύχνου, Revelation 18:23 (Jeremiah 25:10); of the divine Shechinah (see δόξα, III. 1), Revelation 21:24 (Psalm 88:16 (Ps. 89:16); Isaiah 60:1, 19f).
2. φῶς is often used in poetic discourse, in metaphor, and in parable;
a. The extremely delicate, subtile, pure, brilliant quality of light has led to the use of φῶς as an appellation of God, i. e. as by nature incorporeal, spotless, holy (cf. Westcott, Epistles of St. John, p. 15ff): 1 John 1:5 (Wis. 7:26 where cf. Grimm); he is said εἶναι ἐν τῷ φωτί, in a state of supreme sanctity, 1 John 1:7; φῶς οἴκων ἀπρόσιτον, a figure describing his nature as alike of consummate majesty and inaccessible to human comprehension, 1 Timothy 6:16 (Psalm 103:2 (Ps. 104:2)); used of that heavenly state, consummate and free from every imperfection, to which the true disciples of Christ will be exalted, equivalent to the kingdom of light, Colossians 1:12.
b. By a figure frequently in the N. T. (cf. in classic Greek τῆς ἀληθείας τό φῶς, Euripides, L T. 1046 etc.; see Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2), φῶς is used to denote truth and its knowledge, together with the spiritual purity congruous with it (opposed to τό σκότος b., σκοτία, which see): ζωή ἦν τό φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων, had the nature of light in men, i. e. became the source of human wisdom, John 1:4; especially the saving truth embodied in Christ and by his love and effort imparted to mankind, Matthew 4:16; John 1:5; John 3:19-21; Acts 26:18, 23; 2 Corinthians 6:14; Ephesians 5:13{a} (cf. below); τό φῶς τό ἀληθινόν, 1 John 2:8; τό θαυμαστόν τοῦ Θεοῦ φῶς, 1 Peter 2:9 (Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 36, 2 [ET] cf. 59, 2 [ET]); τό φῶς ὑμῶν, the divine truth with which ye are imbued, Matthew 5:16; ἔχειν τό φῶς τῆς ζωῆς, the light by which the true life is gained, John 8:12; τά ὅπλα (Lachmann marginal reading ἔργα) τοῦ φωτός, Romans 13:12; καρπός τοῦ φωτός, Ephesians 5:9 G L T Tr WH; ἐν τῷ φωτί περιπατεῖν, to live agreeably to saving wisdom, 1 John 1:7; ἐν τῷ φωτί εἶναι, to be imbued with saving wisdom, μένειν, to continue devoted to it, to persevere in keeping it, 1 John 2:9f; οἱ υἱοί τοῦ φωτός (see υἱός, 2, p. 635{a}), Luke 16:8; John 12:36; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; τέκνα φωτός (see τέκνον, c. β., p. 618^a), Ephesians 5:8. by metonymy, φῶς; is used of one in whom wisdom and spiritual purity shine forth, and who imparts the same to others: φῶς τῶν ἐν σκότει, Romans 2:19; (φῶς ἐθνῶν, Acts 13:47); in a pre-eminent sense is Jesus the Messiah called φῶς and τό φῶς: Luke 2:32; John 1:7; John 12:35f, 46; τό φῶς τοῦ κόσμου, John 8:12; John 9:5 (τό φῶς τοῦ κόσμου τό δοθέν ἐν ὑμῖν εἰς φωτισμόν παντός ἀνθρώπου, Test xii. Patr. test. Levi § 14); τό φῶς τό ἀληθινόν, John 1:9; by the same name the disciples of Jesus are distinguished, Matthew 5:14; Christians are called φῶς ἐν κυρίῳ, having obtained saving wisdom in communion with Christ, Ephesians 5:8. πᾶν τό φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστιν, everything made manifest by the aid of Christian truth has taken on the nature of light, so that its true character and quality are no longer hidden, Ephesians 5:13{b} (others take φῶς here in an outward or physical sense, and regard the statement as a general truth confirmatory of the assertion made respecting spiritual 'φωτός just before (cf. above)).
c. By a figure borrowed from daylight φῶς is used of that which is exposed to the view of all: ἐν τῷ φωτί (opposed to ἐν τῇ σκοτία), openly, publicly (ἐν φαει, Pindar Nem. 4, 63), Matthew 10:27; Luke 12:3.
d. reason, mind; the power of understanding especially moral and spiritual truth: τό φῶς τό ἐν σοι, Matthew 6:23; Luke 11:35. (Synonym: see φέγγος, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
1:3
Psalms
88:16; 89:16; 103:2; 104:2
Isaiah
60:1; 60:19
Jeremiah
25:10
Matthew
4:16; 5:14; 5:16; 6:23; 10:27; 17:2; 17:5
Mark
14:54
Luke
2:32; 8:16; 11:33; 11:35; 12:3; 16:8; 22:56
John
1:4; 1:5; 1:7; 1:9; 3:19; 3:20; 3:21; 5:35; 8:12; 8:12; 9:5; 11:9; 11:10; 12:35; 12:36; 12:46
Acts
9:3; 12:7; 13:47; 16:29; 22:6; 22:9; 22:11; 26:13; 26:18; 26:23
Romans
2:19; 13:12
2 Corinthians
4:6; 6:14; 11:14
Ephesians
5:8; 5:8; 5:9; 5:13; 5:13
Colossians
1:12
1 Thessalonians
5:5
1 Timothy
6:16
James
1:17
1 Peter
2:9
1 John
1:5; 1:7; 1:7; 2:8; 2:9
Revelation
18:23; 21:24; 22:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5457 matches the Greek φῶς (phōs),
which occurs 70 times in 59 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 4:16–Jas 1:17)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:16 -

The people who live in darkness

have seen a great light,

and for those living in the land of the shadow of death,

a light has dawned.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:14 -

“You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:16 -

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:23 -

“But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness, how deep is that darkness!

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:27 -

“What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper,[fn] proclaim on the housetops.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 -

He was transfigured in front of them, and his face shone like the sun; his clothes became as white as the light.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:54 -

Peter followed him at a distance, right into the high priest’s courtyard. He was sitting with the servants,[fn] warming himself by the fire.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:32 -

a light for revelation to the Gentiles[fn]

and glory to your people Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:16 -

“No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see its light.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:35 -

“Take care, then, that the light in you is not darkness.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:3 -

“Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:8 -

“The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:56 -

When a servant saw him sitting in the light, and looked closely at him, she said, “This man was with him too.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:4 -

In him was life,[fn] and that life was the light of men.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:5 -

That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome[fn] it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:7 -

He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:8 -

He was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:9 -

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:19 -

“This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:20 -

“For everyone who does evil hates the light and avoids it,[fn] so that his deeds may not be exposed.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:21 -

“But anyone who lives by[fn] the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:35 -

“John[fn] was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:12 -

Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:5 -

“As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:9 -

“Aren’t there twelve hours in a day? ” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:10 -

“But if anyone walks during the night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 -

Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn’t overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:36 -

“While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may become children of light.” Jesus said this, then went away and hid from them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:46 -

“I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me would not remain in darkness.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:3 -

As he traveled and was nearing Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 -

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side, he woke him up and said, “Quick, get up! ” And the chains fell off his wrists.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:47 -

“For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

I have made you

a light for the Gentiles

to bring salvation

to the ends of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:29 -

The jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:6 -

“As I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon an intense light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:9 -

“Now those who were with me saw the light,[fn] but they did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:11 -

“Since I couldn’t see because of the brightness of the light,[fn] I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and went into Damascus.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:13 -

“King Agrippa, while on the road at midday, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:18 -

“to open their eyes so that they may turn[fn] from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:23 -

“that the Messiah would suffer, and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:19 -

and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:12 -

The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:6 -

For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:14 -

Do not be yoked together with those who do not believe. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:14 -

And no wonder! For Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:8 -

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:13 -

Everything exposed by the light is made visible,

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:12 -

giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you[fn] to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:5 -

For you are all children of light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:16 -

who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see, to him be honor and eternal power. Amen.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:17 -

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.


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