φῶς

Strong’s Definition

luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)

Etymology & Derivation

from an obsolete φάω (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare G5316, G5346)

KJV Usage

fire, light

Detailed Definition

From Thayer’s Greek Lexicon outline.

• 1.light
• 2.the light
• 3.god is light because light has the extremely delicate, subtle, pure, brilliant quality
• 4.of truth and its knowledge, together with the spiritual purity associated with it
• 5.that which is exposed to the view of all, openly, publicly
• 6.anything emitting light
• 7.metaphorically
• 8.reason, mind
• 9.light, i.e., brightness

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