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GreekG5457Noun (Neuter)

φῶς

phōs

61Occurrences
G5457Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)

from an obsolete (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
genitive, φωτός, τό, light (opposite to τὸ σκότος, ἡ σκοτία): ἡλίου; of a lamp,; of a supernatural heavenly light ; hence, ἄγγελος φωτός; ὁ κλήρος ἁγίων ἐν φ.; of the divine glory; by meton., of that which gives light: of fire, of God: φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον; (b) of spiritual truth and its effects on the lives of men: ; φ. ζωῆς; ὅπλα τοῦ φ.; καρπὸς τοῦ φ.; έν φ. *περιπατεῖν *(εἶναι, μένειν); *υἱοὶ *(τέκνα) τοῦ φ.,; by meton., of one from whom truth shines forth: (LXX); esp. of Christ; φ. κόσμου;τ. φ. ἀληθινόν; of Christians,; (with) of the spiritual under­standing: φ. τὸ ἐν σοί,; (d) adverbially, of that which is open to view (opposite to ἐν σκοτίᾳ): ἐν φ.
Synonyms
see: φέγγος
LXX: chiefly for אוֹר

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

φῶς appears 61 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
16
Acts
10
Luke
7
Matthew
6
1 John
5
2 Corinthians
3
Ephesians
3
Revelation
3

Key Passages

1 John 1:5BSB

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Acts 13:47BSB

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.’”

Ephesians 5:13BSB

But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.

John 3:19BSB

And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

Luke 8:16BSB

No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.