Strong's Greek · G5338

φέγγος

phéngos

light

Definition

brilliancy

Derivation

probably akin to the base of G5457 (φῶς) (compare G5350 (φθέγγομαι));

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Luke 11:33

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

Mark 13:24

But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

Matthew 24:29

Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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