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GreekG5458Noun (Masculine)

φωστήρ

phōstēr

2Occurrences
G5458Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy

from G5457 (φῶς);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a luminary, light.
Synonyms
φέγγος, φῶς
LXX: (מָאוֹר), Dan LXX (זֹהַר), *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

φωστήρ appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Philippians
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

Philippians 2:15BSB

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

Revelation 21:11BSB

shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.

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