GreekG5338Noun (Neuter)

φέγγος

phengos

2Occurrences
G5338Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

brilliancy

probably akin to the base of G5457 (φῶς) (compare G5350 (φθέγγομαι));

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
light, brightness, usually with genitive of something that shines or reflects: of the moon,; of a lamp.
Synonyms
αὐγή, q.v
LXX: chiefly for נֹגַהּ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

φέγγος appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Matthew 24:29BSB

Immediately after the tribulation of those days:‘The sun will be darkened,and the moon will not give its light;the stars will fall from the sky,and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Mark 13:24BSB

But in those days, after that tribulation:‘The sun will be darkened,and the moon will not give its light;

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