phos <5457>
fwv phos
| Pronunciation | : | foce |
| Origin | : | from an obsolete phao (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays, cf 5316, 5346) |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 9:310,1293 |
| PrtSpch | : | n n (noun neuter) |
| In Greek | : | fwta 1, fwti 9, fwtov 13, fwtwn 1, fwv 49 |
| In NET | : | light 56, a light 8, of light 3, lights 2, bright light 1, firelight 1, fire 1 |
| In AV | : | light 68, fire 2 |
| Count | : | 70 |
| Definition | : |
1) light 1a) the light 1a1) emitted by a lamp 1a2) a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they appear on earth 1b) anything emitting light 1b1) a star 1b2) fire because it is light and sheds light 1b3) a lamp or torch 1c) light, i.e brightness 1c1) of a lamp 2) metaph. 2a) God is light because light has the extremely delicate, subtle, pure, brilliant quality 2b) of truth and its knowledge, together with the spiritual purity associated with it 2c) that which is exposed to the view of all, openly, publicly 2d) reason, mind 2d1) the power of understanding esp. moral and spiritual truth Synonym : See Definition 5817 from an obsolete phao (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare 5316, 5346); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative): KJV -- fire, light. see GREEK for 5316 see GREEK for 5346 |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
