Strong's Greek · G5457
φῶς
phōs
fire, light
Definition
compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
Derivation
from an obsolete (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays;
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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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).