◄ 5462. phótismos ►
Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5462: φωτισμός φωτισμός, φωτισμου, ὁ (φωτίζω); a. the act of enlightening, illumination: πρός φωτισμόν τῆς γνώσεως, equivalent to πρός τό φωτίζειν τήν γνῶσιν, that by teaching we may bring to light etc. 2 Corinthians 4:6 (on which passage, see πρόσωπον, 1 a. sub at the end, p. 551{b} top). b. brightness, bright light (ἐξ ἡλίου, Sextus Empiricus, p. 522, 9; ἀπό σελήνης, Plutarch (de fac. in orb. lun. § 16, 13), p. 929 d. (ibid., § 18, 4, p. 931 a.); the Sept. for אור, Psalm 26:1 (); Psalm 43:4 (); Psalm 77:14 (); Job 3:9; for מָאור, Psalm 89:8 ()): εἰς τό μή αὐγάσαι (καταυγασαι, L marginal reading Tr marginal reading) τόν φωτισμόν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, that the brightness of the gospel might not shine forth (R. V. dawn (upon them)), i. e. (dropping the figure) that the enlightening truth of the gospel might not be manifest or be apprehended, 2 Corinthians 4:4. Forms and Transliterations έχανε φωτισμον φωτισμόν φωτισμὸν φωτισμός φωτισμώ χάνε photismon photismòn phōtismon phōtismòn Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts