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Phos

foce
Parts of Speech Noun Neuter

Phos Definition

  1. light
    1. the light
      1. emitted by a lamp
      2. a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they appear on earth
    2. anything emitting light
      1. a star
      2. fire because it is light and sheds light
      3. a lamp or torch
    3. light, i.e brightness
      1. of a lamp
  2. metaph.
    1. God is light because light has the extremely delicate, subtle, pure, brilliant quality
    2. of truth and its knowledge, together with the spiritual purity associated with it
    3. that which is exposed to the view of all, openly, publicly
    4. reason, mind
      1. the power of understanding esp. moral and spiritual truth
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
fw'ß
Origin
from an obsolete phao (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays, cf (5316), (5346))
Strong's Number
5457
TDNT Entry
9:310,1293

KJV Word Usage

light
68
fire
2
Total
70

KJV Verse Count

6
1
6
16
10
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
Total
59
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Phos". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .