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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.)
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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 128 times in 117 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 1:3–Psa 97:11)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:3 - Then God said, “[fn]Let there be light”; and there was light.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:4 - God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:5 - God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:18 - and [fn]to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:23 - They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but all the sons of Israel had light in their dwellings.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 -

“And you shall command the sons of Israel that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the [fn]light, to make a lamp [fn]burn continually.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:14 - the lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:37 - the pure gold lampstand, [fn]with its arrangement of lamps and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2 - “Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the [fn]light, to make a lamp [fn]burn continually.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:16 -

“Now the responsibility of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the continual grain offering, and the anointing oil—the responsibility of all the [fn]tabernacle and everything that is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:2 - When it was reported to the Gazites, saying, “Samson has come here,” they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. And they kept silent all night, saying, “Let’s wait until the morning light, then we will kill him.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:34 - “Nevertheless, as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, there certainly would not have been left to Nabal until the morning light as much as one [fn]male.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:36 -

Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was having a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was cheerful within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything [fn]at all until the morning light.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:22 - Then David and all the people who were with him set out and crossed the Jordan; by [fn]dawn not even one remained who had not crossed the Jordan.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:4 -

Is like the light of the morning when the sun rises,

A morning without clouds,

When the fresh grass springs out of the earth

From sunshine after rain.’

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9 -

Then they said to one another, “We are not doing the right thing. This day is a day of good news, but we are keeping silent about it; if we wait until the morning light, punishment will [fn]overtake us. Now then come, let’s go and inform the king’s household.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:20 - the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary in the way prescribed;
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:16 - For the Jews there was light, joy, jubilation, and honor.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:16 -

“Or like a miscarriage which is [fn]hidden, I would not exist,

As infants that never saw light.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:20 -

“Why is light given to one burdened with grief,

And life to the bitter of soul,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:22 -

“He reveals mysteries from the darkness,

And brings the deep darkness into light.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:25 -

“They grope in darkness with no light,

And He makes them stagger like a drunken person.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:12 -

“They make night into day, saying,

‘The light is near,’ in the presence of darkness.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:5 -

“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out,

And the spark from his fire does not shine.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:6 -

“The light in his tent is darkened,

And his lamp goes out above him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:18 -

[fn]He is driven from light into darkness,

And chased from the inhabited world.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:11 -

Or darkness, so that you cannot see,

And a flood of water covers you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:16 -

“In the darkness they dig into houses,

They shut themselves up by day;

They do not know the light.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:10 -

“He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters

At the boundary of light and darkness.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:11 -

“He dams up the streams from [fn]flowing,

And brings to light what is hidden.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:3 -

When His lamp shone over my head,

And by His light I walked through darkness;

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:24 -

“I smiled at them when they did not believe,

And they did not look at [fn]my kindness ungraciously.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:28 -

‘He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,

And my life will see the light.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:30 -

To bring back his soul from the pit,

So that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:32 -

“He covers His hands with the [fn]lightning,

And commands it to strike the target.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:3 -

“Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,

And His [fn]lightning travels to the ends of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:11 -

“He also loads the clouds with moisture;

He disperses the cloud of His [fn]lightning.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:15 -

“Do you know how God establishes them,

And makes the [fn]lightning of His clouds to shine?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:21 -

“Now people do not see the light which is bright in the skies;

But the wind has passed and cleared them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:15 -

“Their light is withheld from the wicked,

And the uplifted arm is broken.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:19 -

“Where is the way to the dwelling of light?

And darkness, where is its place,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:6 -

Many are saying, “Who will show us anything good?”

Lift up the light of Your face upon us, LORD!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:9 -

For the fountain of life is with You;

In Your light we see light.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:6 -

He will bring out your righteousness as the light,

And your judgment as the noonday.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:10 -

My heart throbs, my strength fails me;

And the light of my eyes, even [fn]that [fn]has gone from me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:3 -

Send out Your light and Your truth, they shall lead me;

They shall bring me to Your holy hill

And to Your dwelling places.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:19 -

[fn]He will go to the generation of his fathers;

They will never see the light.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:13 -

For You have saved my soul from death,

[fn]Indeed my feet from stumbling,

So that I may walk before God

In the light of the [fn]living.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:15 -

Blessed are the people who know the [fn]joyful sound!

LORD, they walk in the light of Your face.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:11 -

Light is sown like seed for the righteous,

And gladness for the upright in heart.


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