Strong G5457 — φῶς

G5457 G5457 = G5457 φῶς phōs G:N-N light φῶς (Att.. contr. from φάος; φάω), genitive, φωτός, τό, [in LXX chiefly for אוֹר ;] light (opposite to τὸ σκότος, ἡ σκοτία): Mt 17:2, 5, Jn 11:9-10, 2Kor 4:6; ἡλίου, Obj 22:5; of a lamp, Łk 8:16 11:33, Jn 5:35, Obj 18:23; of a supernatural heavenly light, Dz 9:3 12:7 22:6, 9 22:11 26:13; hence, ἄγγελος φωτός, 2Kor 11:14; ὁ κλήρος τ. ἁγίων ἐν τ. φ., Kol 1:12; of the divine glory, Obj 21:24; by meton., of that which gives light: of fire, Mk 14:54, Łk 22:56 (cl.; 1Ma.12:29; cf. DCG, i, 595; pl., of a lamp or torch, Dz 16:29; of heavenly bodies, Jk 1:17. Metaphorical, (a) of God: 1Jn 1:5 Jn 1:7; φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον, 1Tm 6:16; (b) of spiritual truth and its effects on the lives of men: Mt 4:16 5:16, Jn 1:4-5 3:19-21, Dz 26:18, 23, 2Kor 6:14, Ef 5:13, 1P 2:9, 1Jn 2:8; τ. φ. τ. ζωῆς, Jn 8:12; τ. ὅπλα τοῦ φ., Rz 13:12; καρπὸς τοῦ φ., Ef 5:9; έν τ. φ. περιπατεῖν (εἶναι, μένειν), 1Jn 1:7 Jn 2:9-10; υἱοὶ (τέκνα) τοῦ φ., Łk 16:8, Jn 12:36, Ef 5:8, 1Tes 5:5; by meton., of one from whom truth shines forth: Dz 13:47 (LXX), Rz 2:19; esp. of Christ, Łk 2:32, Jn 1:7-8 12:35-36, 46; τ. φ. τ. κόσμου, Jn 8:12 9:5;τ. φ. τ. ἀληθινόν, Jn 1:9; of Christians, Mt 5:14, Ef 5:8; (with) of the spiritual under­standing: τ. φ. τὸ ἐν σοί, Mt 6:23, Łk 11:35; (d) adverbially, of that which is open to view (opposite to ἐν τ. σκοτίᾳ): ἐν τ. φ., Mt 10:27, Łk 12:3.† SYN.: zob.: φέγγος (AS)