Strong's Greek · G5457
G5457 phōs
φῶς
foce
light
Looking for Hebrew H5457 çᵉgid? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5457. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
phōs appears 72 times in Scripture, including Matthew 4:16 and John 1:8. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
In the King James Version
fire, light
Derivation
from an obsolete φάω (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί));
Appears 72 times in Scripture
“What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.”
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.”
“In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
“He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.”
“There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.”
“the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.””
“The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.”
“But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
