φῶς: phōs (G5457), a Greek word meaning "compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)"
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phōs is a Greek word meaning "compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί))", encompassing ideas like fire, light.
light; luminosity, brightness
Etymologically, phōs traces to from an obsolete (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays. In the King James Version, this word is translated as fire, and light.
- spiritual or moral illumination
- a source of light (lamp, star)
- public visibility or exposure
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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G5457
compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
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