Strong's Lexicon
G5458
G5458 — φωστήρ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5458 |
|---|---|
| Word: | φωστήρ |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G5457 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | phoster |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | foce-tare' |
| Meaning: | 1. an illuminator 2. (concretely) a luminary 3. (abstractly) brilliancy |
| KJV Renderings: | light |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
φωστήρ, φωστηρος, ὁ (φῶς, φώσκω);
1. that which gives light, an illuminator (Vulg.luminar): of the stars (luminaries), Php 2:15 (Wis 13:2; Sir 43:7; Gen 1:14; Gen 1:16; Heliodorus 2, 24; (Anthol. Pal. 15, 17; of sun and moon, Test xii. Patr. test. Levi 14); ecclesiastical writings.)
2. light, brightness: Rev 21:11 (Anthol. 11, 359) (others refer this to 1; cf. Trench, § xlvi.).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
φωστήρ (light)
Philippians 2:15
- KJV: That ye may be blameless and harmless the sons of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation among whom ye shine as lights in the world
- GK: ίνα γένησθε άμεμπτοι και ακέραιοι τέκνα θεού αμώμητα εν μέσω γενεάς σκολιάς και διεστραμμένης εν οις φαίνεσθε ως φωστήρες εν κόσμω
Revelation 21:11
- KJV: Having the glory of God and her light like unto a stone most precious even like a jasper stone clear as crystal
- GK: έχουσαν την δόξαν του θεού ο φωστήρ αυτης όμοιος λίθω τιμιωτάτω ως λίθω ιάσπιδι κρυσταλλιζοντι