GreekG5460Adjective

φωτεινός

phōteinos

4Occurrences
G5460Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

lustrous, i.e. transparent or well-illuminated (figuratively)

from G5457 (φῶς);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
bright, light: νεφέλη; opposite to σκοτεινός.
LXX: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

φωτεινός appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
2
Matthew
2

Key Passages

Luke 11:34BSB

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

Luke 11:36BSB

So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

Matthew 17:5BSB

While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

Matthew 6:22BSB

The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

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