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Strong's G5457 φῶς (phos)

Phos means “light” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5457 — cegid (“worship”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5457
Language Greek
Linked Usages 209
Books 47

Strong's G5457 Quick Answer

Strong's G5457 φῶς (phos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. phos (foce`) n. 1. luminousness {in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative} It has 209 linked Bible usages across 47 books. Visible English usage signals include light, darkness, lord, day, and god. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
phos (foce`) n. 1. luminousness {in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative}
Usage
209 linked usages
Books
47 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
light, darkness, lord, day, and god

Meaning and Definition

phos (foce`) n. 1. luminousness {in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative} [from an obsolete phao "to shine or make manifest" (especially by rays)] KJV: fire, light Compare: G5316, G5346

Original Word
φῶς
Transliteration
phos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5457. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

light

Usage: φῶς (Att.. contr. from φάος; φάω), genitive, φωτός, τό, [in LXX chiefly for אוֹר ;] light (opposite to τὸ σκότος, ἡ σκοτία): Mat.17:2, 5, Jhn.11:9-10, 2Co.4:6; ἡλίου, Rev.22:5; of a lamp, Luk.8:16 11:33, Jhn.5:35, Rev.18:23; of a supernatural heavenly light, Act.9:3 12:7 22:6, 9 22:11 26:13; hence, ἄγγελος φωτός, 2Co.11:14; ὁ κλήρος τ. ἁγίων ἐν τ. φ., Col.1:12; of the divine glory, Rev.21:24; by meton., of that which gives light: of fire, Mrk.14:54, Luk.22:56 (cl.; 1Ma.12:29; cf. DCG, i, 595;

pl., of a lamp or torch, Act.16:29; of heavenly bodies, Jas.1:17. Metaphorical, __(a) of God: 1Jn.1:5 Jn 1:7; φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον, 1Ti.6:16; __(b) of spiritual truth and its effects on the lives of men: Mat.4:16 5:16, Jhn.1:4-5 3:19-21, Act.26:18, 23, 2Co.6:14, Eph.5:13, 1Pe.2:9, 1Jn.2:8; τ. φ. τ. ζωῆς, Jhn.8:12; τ. ὅπλα τοῦ φ., Rom.13:12; καρπὸς τοῦ φ., Eph.5:9; έν τ. φ. περιπατεῖν (εἶναι, μένειν), 1Jn.1:7 Jn 2:9-10; υἱοὶ (τέκνα) τοῦ φ., Luk.16:8, Jhn.12:36, Eph.5:8, 1Th.5:5;

by meton., of one from whom truth shines forth: Act.13:47 (LXX), Rom.2:19; esp. of Christ, Luk.2:32, Jhn.1:7-8 12:35-36, 46; τ. φ. τ. κόσμου, Jhn.8:12 9:5;τ. φ. τ. ἀληθινόν, Jhn.1:9; of Christians, Mat.5:14, Eph.5:8; __(with) of the spiritual under­standing: τ. φ. τὸ ἐν σοί, Mat.6:23, Luk.11:35; __(d) adverbially, of that which is open to view (opposite to ἐν τ. σκοτίᾳ): ἐν τ. φ., Mat.10:27, Luk.12:3.† SYN.: see: φέγγος (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

light darkness lord day god thee let morning sun earth upon righteousness

How Strong's G5457 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 117 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5457 (φῶς) appears 162 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5457 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5457 in the New Testament

59 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 4:16 KJV

The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

Matthew 5:14 KJV

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Matthew 5:16 KJV

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Strong's G5457 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

117 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 1:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.

Genesis 1:4 Septuagint / Brenton

And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness.

Genesis 1:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night, and there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Strong's G5457 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

29 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G5457 in 1 Enoch

4 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5457.

Genesis 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
Genesis 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness.
Genesis 1:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night, and there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
Genesis 1:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and to regulate day and night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 11:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass as they moved from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
Exodus 10:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And for three days no man saw his brother, and no man rose up from his bed for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in all the places where they were.
Exodus 27:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And do thou charge the children of Israel, and let them take for thee refined pure olive oil beaten to burn for light, that a lamp may burn continually
Exodus 35:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,
Exodus 39:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made the anointing oil, and the incense of composition, and the pure candlestick,
Leviticus 24:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Charge the children of Israel, and let them take for thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to burn a lamp continually,
Numbers 4:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest is overseer—the oil of the light, and the incense of composition, and the daily meat offering and the anointing oil, are his charge; even the oversight of the whole tabernacle, and all things that are in it in the holy place, in all the works.
1 Kingdoms 25:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who hindered me this day from doing thee harm, if thou hadst not hastened and come to meet me, then I said, There shall surely not be left to Nabal till the morning one male.
1 Kingdoms 25:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abigail came to Nabal: and, behold, he had a banquet in his house, as the banquet of a king, and the heart of Nabal was merry within him, and he was very drunken: and she told him nothing great or small till the morning light.
2 Kingdoms 17:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David rose up and all the people with him, and they passed over Jordan till the morning light; there was not one missing who did not pass over Jordan.
2 Kingdoms 23:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in the morning light of God, let the sun arise in the morning, From the light of which the Lord passed on, And as it were from the rain of the tender grass upon the earth.
4 Kingdoms 7:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one man said to his neighbor, We are not doing well thus: this day is a day of glad tidings, and we hold our peace, and are waiting till the morning light, and shall find mischief: now then come, and let us go into the city, and report to the house of the king.
2 Chronicles 4:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
also the candlesticks, and the lamps to give light according to the pattern, and in front of the oracle, of pure gold.
Esther 8:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
Job 3:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Or I should have been as an untimely birth proceeding from his mother’s womb, Or as infants who never saw light.
Job 3:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, And life to the souls which are in griefs?
Job 12:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Revealing deep things out of darkness: And he has brought into light the shadow of death.
Job 12:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let them grope in darkness, and let there be no light, And let them wander as a drunken man.
Job 17:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have turned the night into day: The light is short because of darkness.
Job 18:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the light of the ungodly shall be quenched, And their flame shall not go up.
Job 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His light shall be darkness in his habitation, And his lamp shall be put out with him.
Job 18:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let one drive him from light into darkness.
Job 22:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The light has proved darkness to thee, And water has covered thee on thy lying down.
Job 24:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In darkness he digs through houses: By day they conceal themselves securely: They know not the light.
Job 26:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has encompassed the face of the water by an appointed ordinance, Until the end of light and darkness.
Job 28:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he has laid bare the depths of rivers, And has brought his power to light.
Job 29:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As when his lamp shone over my head; When by his light I walked through darkness.
Job 29:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Were I to laugh at them, they would not believe it; And the light of my face has not failed.
Job 33:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Deliver my soul, that it may not go to destruction, And my life shall see the light.
Job 33:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he has delivered my soul from death, That my life may praise him in the light.
Job 36:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
his hands, And given charge concerning it to the interposing cloud.
Job 37:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His dominion is under the whole heaven, And his light is at the extremities of the earth.
Job 37:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if a cloud obscures what is precious to him, His light will disperse the cloud.
Job 37:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We know that God has disposed his works, Having made light out of darkness.
Job 37:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the light is not visible to all: It shines afar off in the heavens, As that which is from him in the clouds.
Job 38:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And hast thou removed light from the ungodly, And crushed the arm of the proud?
Job 38:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in what kind of a land does the light dwell? And of what kind is the place of darkness?
Psalms 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Many say, Who will show us good things? The light of thy countenance, O Lord, has been manifested toward us.
Psalms 35:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For with thee is the fountain of life: In thy light we shall see light.
Psalms 36:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, And thy judgment as the noonday.
Psalms 37:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; And the light of mine eyes is not with me.
Psalms 42:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Send forth thy light and thy truth: They have led me, and brought me to thy holy mountain, And to thy tabernacles.
Psalms 48:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet he shall go in to the generation of his fathers; He shall never see light.
Psalms 55:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, And my feet from sliding, That I should be well-pleasing before God in the land of the living.
Psalms 88:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blessed is the people that knows the joyful sound: They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.
Psalms 96:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Light is sprung up for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
Psalms 103:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; Spreading out the heaven as a curtain.
Psalms 111:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To the upright light has sprung up in darkness: He is pitiful, and merciful, and righteous.
Psalms 118:105 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy law is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my paths.
Psalms 135:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To him who alone made great lights; For his mercy endures forever.
Psalms 138:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For darkness will not be darkness with thee; But night will be light as day: As its darkness, so shall its light be to thee.
Psalms 148:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Praise him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars and light.
Proverbs 4:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the ways of the righteous shine like light; They go on and shine, until the day be fully come.
Proverbs 6:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A way of life; reproof also and correction:
Proverbs 16:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The son of a king is in the light of life; And they that are in favor with him are as a cloud of latter rain.
Proverbs 20:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
Ecclesiastes 2:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw that wisdom excels folly, As much as light excels darkness.
Ecclesiastes 11:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover the light is sweet, And it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 12:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
While the sun and light are not darkened, Nor the moon and the stars; Nor the clouds return after the rain:
Isaiah 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Isaiah 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall come, and it shall be with regard to every place of Mount Zion, yea, all the region round about it shall a cloud overshadow by day, and there shall be as it were the smoke and light of fire burning by night: and upon all the glory shall be a defense.
Isaiah 5:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; who make darkness light, and light darkness; who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter.
Isaiah 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O people walking in darkness, behold a great light: ye that dwell in the region and shadow of death, a light shall shine upon you.
Isaiah 10:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and he shall sanctify him with burning fire, and it shall devour the wood as grass.
Isaiah 13:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the stars of heaven, and Orion, and all the host of heaven, shall not give their light; and it shall be dark at sunrise, and the moon shall not give her light.
Isaiah 18:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus said the Lord to me, There shall be security in my city, as the light of noonday heat, and it shall be as a cloud of dew in the day of harvest.
Isaiah 26:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
which our soul longs for: my spirit seeks thee very early in the morning, O God, for thy commandments are a light on the earth: learn righteousness, ye that dwell upon the earth.
Isaiah 30:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold in the day when the Lord shall heal the breach of his people, and shall heal the pain of thy wound.
Isaiah 42:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I the Lord God have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will strengthen thee: and I have given thee for the covenant of a race, for a light of the Gentiles;
Isaiah 42:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, and I will cause them to tread paths which they have not known: I will turn darkness into light for them, and crooked things into straight. These things will I do, and will not forsake them.
Isaiah 45:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am he that prepared light, and formed darkness; who make peace, and create evil; I am the Lord God, that does all these things.
Isaiah 49:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to me, It is a great thing for thee to be called my servant, to establish the tribes of Jacob, and to recover the dispersion of Israel: behold, I have given thee for the covenant of a race, for a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.
Isaiah 50:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who is among you that fears the Lord? let him hearken to the voice of his servant: ye that walk in darkness, and have no light, trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon God.
Isaiah 50:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, ye all kindle a fire, and feed a flame: walk in the light of your fire, and in the flame which ye have kindled. This has happened to you for my sake; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Isaiah 51:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear me, hear me, my people; and ye kings, hearken to me: for a law shall proceed from me, and my judgment shall be for a light of the nations.
Isaiah 51:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My righteousness speedily draws nigh, and my salvation shall go forth as light, and on mine arm shall the Gentiles trust: the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
Isaiah 53:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the Lord also is pleased to take away from the travail of his soul, to show him light, and to form him with understanding; to justify the just one who serves many well; and he shall bear their sins.
Isaiah 58:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall speedily spring forth: and thy righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of God shall compass thee.
Isaiah 58:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and if thou give bread to the hungry from thy heart, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light spring up in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as noonday:
Isaiah 59:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore has judgment departed from them, and righteousness shall not overtake them: while they waited for light, darkness came upon them; while they waited for brightness, they walked in perplexity.
Isaiah 60:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Isaiah 60:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And kings shall walk in thy light, and nations in thy brightness.
Isaiah 60:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt no more have the sun for a light by day, nor shall the rising of the moon lighten thy night; but the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and God thy glory.
Isaiah 60:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the sun shall no more set, nor shall the moon be eclipsed; for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be completed.
Isaiah 62:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For Zion’s sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as light, and my salvation burn as a torch.
Jeremiah 4:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was not; and to the sky, and there was no light in it.
Jeremiah 10:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Jeremiah 13:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and ye shall wait for light, and behold the shadow of death, and they shall be brought into darkness.
Jeremiah 25:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will destroy from among them the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the scent of ointment, and the light of a candle.
Jeremiah 28:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At his voice he makes a sound of water in the heaven, and brings up clouds from the extremity of the earth; he makes lightnings for rain, and brings light out of his treasures.
Jeremiah 38:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, who gives the sun for a light by day, the moon and the stars for a light by night, and makes a roaring in the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; the Lord Almighty is his name:
Lamentations 3:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has taken me, and led me away into darkness, And not into light.
Ezekiel 32:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will veil the heavens when thou art extinguished, and will darken the stars thereof; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
Ezekiel 32:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the bodies that give light in the sky, shall be darkened over thee, and I will bring darkness upon the earth, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 41:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the doors of the chambers were toward the space left by the one door that looked northward, and there was one door southward; and the breadth of the remaining open space was five cubits in extent round about.
Ezekiel 42:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was light without, corresponding to the chambers of the outer court looking toward the front of the northern chambers; the length of them was fifty cubits.
Ezekiel 42:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
by the opening of the walk at the corner; and the south parts were toward the south, toward the remaining space, and toward the partition, and so were the chambers.
Ezekiel 42:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the walk was in front of them, according to the measures of the chambers toward the north, both according to the length of them, and according to the breadth of them, and according to all their openings, and according to all their turnings, and according to their lights, and according to their doors.
Ezekiel 42:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So were the measures of the chambers toward the south, and according to the doors at the entrance of the walk, as it were the distance of a reed for light, and eastward as one went in by them.
Daniel 2:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
he reveals deep and secret matters; knowing what is in darkness, and the light is with him.
Daniel 3:72 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever. Praise and exalt him above all forever. Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Daniel 6:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and came in haste to the den of lions.
Hosea 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore have I mown down your prophets; I have slain them with the word of my mouth: and my judgment shall go forth as the light.
Hosea 10:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Sow to yourselves for righteousness, gather in for the fruit of life: light ye for yourselves the light of knowledge; seek the Lord till the fruits of righteousness come upon you.
Amos 5:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.
Amos 5:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? and is not this day gloom without brightness?
Amos 8:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that the sun shall go down at noon, and the light shall be darkened on the earth by day:
Micah 7:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he make good my cause: he also shall maintain my right, and shall bring me out to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
Habakkuk 3:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His excellence covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness shall be as light; There were horns in his hands, And he caused a mighty love of his strength.
Habakkuk 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sun was exalted, and the moon stood still in her course: Thy darts shall go forth at the light, At the brightness of the gleaming of thine arms.
Zephaniah 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the just Lord is in the midst of her, and he will never do an unjust thing: morning by morning he will bring out his judgment to the light, and it is not hidden, and he knows not injustice by extortion, nor injustice in strife.
Zechariah 14:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass in that day that there shall be no light,
Zechariah 14:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and there shall be for one day cold and frost, and that day shall be known to the Lord, and it shall not be day nor night: but toward evening it shall be light.
Matthew 4:16 New Testament, KJV
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Matthew 5:14 New Testament, KJV
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Matthew 5:16 New Testament, KJV
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5457, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 23 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 15 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 26 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 6 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 6 usages, New Testament
John 16 usages, New Testament
Acts 10 usages, New Testament
Romans 2 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
Ephesians 2 usages, New Testament
Colossians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
1 John 5 usages, New Testament
Revelation 3 usages, New Testament
Tobit 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 8 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 4 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5457 FAQ

What does phos (φῶς) mean?

Phos (Strong's G5457) is a Greek word most simply glossed "light". phos (foce`) n. 1. luminousness {in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative}

How many times is phos (φῶς) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 209 linked usages for Strong's G5457 across 47 books.

Where can I study phos (φῶς) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5457 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate phos (φῶς)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as light, darkness, lord, day, god, and thee. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5457 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 117 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 29 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 4 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5457, with linked reader references where each row is available.