G5457 φῶς (phōs) — light

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G5457

luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)

KJV usage: :--fire, light.

Etymology: from an obsolete (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare , );

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

light, Mt. 17:2; 2 Cor. 4:6; daylight, broad day, Mt. 10:27; Lk. 12:3; radiance, blaze of light, Mt. 4:16; Acts 9:3; 12:7; an instrument or means of light, a light, Mt. 6:23; Acts 16:29; a fire, Mk. 14:54; Lk. 22:56; from the Hebrew, the light of God’s presence, 2 Cor. 11:14; 1 Tim. 6:16; met. the light of Divine truth, spiritual illumination, Lk. 16:8; Jn. 3:19; Rom. 13:12; Eph. 5:8; 1 Pet. 2:9; 1 Jn. 1:7; 2:8, 9, 10; a source or dispenser of spiritual light, Mt. 5:14; Jn. 1:4, 5, 7, 8, 9; 8:12; 9:5; pure radiance, perfect brightness, 1 Jn. 1:5

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 4:16 Matthew 5:14 Matthew 5:16 Matthew 6:23 Matthew 10:27 Matthew 17:2 Mark 14:54 Luke 2:32 Luke 8:16 Luke 11:33 Luke 11:35 Luke 12:3 Luke 16:8 Luke 22:56 John 1:4 + 46 more →

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