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φέγγος phengos · G5338

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brightness

φέγγος, -ους, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for נֹגַהּ ; ] ; light, brightness, usually with genitive of something that shines or reflects: of the moon, Mat.24:29, Mrk.13:24; of a lamp, Luk.11:33 (WH, RV, φῶς).†; SYN.: αὐγή, q.v (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

φέγγος, εος, τό, ; light, splendour, lustre, τῆλε δὲ φ. ἀπὸ χροὸς ἀθανάτοιο λάμπε θεᾶς []; φ. ἀστραπῆς ὅπλων[]: frequently like{φάος}, of daylight, either absolutely or with some word added, φ. ἡλίου []; without the Article, φ. εἰσορᾶν θεοῦ []; ὦ φέγγος[]; b moonlight, []; νυκτερινὰ φέγγη, opposed to ἡμερινὸν φῶς, [] see at {φέγγο; τὸ φ. [τοῦ γάλακτος}], of the milky way, []; c of men, φ. ἰδεῖν, προσιδεῖν, to see the light, come into the world, ἐπεὶ πάμπρωτον εἶδον φ. []; d day, τριταῖον ἤδη φ. …

Where it's used 2 times

Matthew 24:29 · Mark 13:24

Source: TBESG G5338; TFLSJ G5338

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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