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φῶς phōs · G5457

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light

φῶς (Att.. contr. from φάος; φάω), genitive, φωτός, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for אוֹר ; ] ; light (opposite to τὸ σκότος, ἡ σκοτία): Mat.17:2, 5, Jhn.11:9-10, 2Co.4:6; ἡλίου, Rev.22:5; of a lamp, Luk.8:16 11:33, Jhn.5:35, Rev.18:23; of a supernatural heavenly light, Act.9:3 12:7 22:6, 9 22:11 26:13; hence, ἄγγελος φωτός, 2Co.11:14; ὁ κλήρος τ. ἁγίων ἐν τ. φ., Col.1:12; of the divine glory, Rev.21:24; by meton., of that which gives light: of fire, Mrk.14:54, Luk.22:56 (cl.; 1Ma.12:29; cf. DCG, i, 595; pl., of a lamp or torch, Act.16:29; of heavenly bodies, Jas.1:17. ; Metaphorical, ; (a) of God: 1Jn.1:5 Jn 1:7; φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον, 1Ti.6:16; (b) of spiritual truth and its effects on the lives …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

φῶς, ; contraction for φάος, light (which see). φῴς, ἡ, plural φῷδες, contraction from φωΐς (which see).

Where it's used 71 times

Matthew 4:16 · Matthew 5:14 · Matthew 5:16 · Matthew 6:23 · Matthew 10:27 · Matthew 17:2 · Mark 14:54 · Luke 2:32 · Luke 8:16 · Luke 11:35 · Luke 12:3 · Luke 16:8 · Luke 22:56 · John 1:4 · John 1:5 · John 1:7 · John 1:8 · John 1:9 · John 3:19 · John 3:20 · John 3:21 · John 5:35 · John 8:12 · John 9:5 · John 11:9 · John 11:10 · John 12:35 · John 12:36 · John 12:46 · Acts 9:3 · Acts 12:7 · Acts 13:47 · Acts 16:29 · Acts 22:6 · Acts 22:9 · Acts 22:11 · Acts 26:13 · Acts 26:18 · Acts 26:23 · Romans 2:19 · Romans 13:12 · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · 2 Corinthians 6:14 · 2 Corinthians 11:14 · Ephesians 5:8 · Ephesians 5:9 · Ephesians 5:13 · Colossians 1:12 · 1 Thessalonians 5:5 · 1 Timothy 6:16 · James 1:17 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 1 John 1:5 · 1 John 1:7 · 1 John 2:8 · 1 John 2:9 · 1 John 2:10 · Revelation 18:23 · Revelation 21:24 · Revelation 22:5 … and 11 more

Source: TBESG G5457; TFLSJ G5457

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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