φῶς

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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 of men : Mat.4:16 5:16 , Jhn.1:4-5 3:19-21 , Act.26:18, 23 , 2Co.6:14 , Eph.5:13 , 1Pe.2:9 , 1Jn.2:8 ; τ. φ. τ. ζωῆς, Jhn.8:12; τ. ὅπλα τοῦ φ., Rom.13:12; καρπὸς τοῦ φ., Eph.5:9; έν τ. φ. περιπατεῖν (εἶναι, μένειν), 1Jn.1:7 Jn 2:9-10 ; υἱοὶ (τέκνα) τοῦ φ., Luk.16:8 , Jhn.12:36 , Eph.5:8 , 1Th.5:5 ; by meton., of one from whom truth shines forth: Act.13:47 (LXX), Rom.2:19; esp. of Christ, Luk.2:32 , Jhn.1:7-8 12:35-36, 46 ; τ. φ. τ. κόσμου, Jhn.8:12 9:5 ;τ. φ. τ. ἀληθινόν, Jhn.1:9; of Christians, Mat.5:14 , Eph.5:8 ; __(with) of the spiritual under­standing : τ. φ. τὸ ἐν σοί, Mat.6:23 , Luk.11:35 ; __(d) adverbially, of that which is open to view (opposite to ἐν τ. σκοτίᾳ): ἐν τ. φ., Mat.10:27 , Luk.12:3 .† SYN. : see: φέγγος (AS)