GreekG5338Noun (Neuter)
φέγγος
phengos
“brightness”
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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logos (G3056)
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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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