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Lexicon :: Strong's G5461 - phōtizō

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φωτίζω
Transliteration
phōtizō (Key)
Pronunciation
fo-tid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:310,1293

Strong’s Definitions

φωτίζω phōtízō, fo-tid'-zo; from G5457; to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively):—enlighten, illuminate, (bring to, give) light, make to see.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G5461 in the following manner: give light (2x), bring to light (2x), lighten (2x), enlighten (2x), light (1x), illuminate (1x), make to see (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G5461 in the following manner: give light (2x), bring to light (2x), lighten (2x), enlighten (2x), light (1x), illuminate (1x), make to see (1x).

  1. to give light, to shine

  2. to enlighten, light up, illumine

  3. to bring to light, render evident

    1. to cause something to exist and thus come to light and become clear to all

  4. to enlighten, spiritually, imbue with saving knowledge

    1. to instruct, to inform, teach

    2. to give understanding to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φωτίζω phōtízō, fo-tid'-zo; from G5457; to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively):—enlighten, illuminate, (bring to, give) light, make to see.
STRONGS G5461:
φωτίζω; future φωτίσω (Revelation 22:5 L WH; 1 Corinthians 4:5), Attic φωτιῶ (Revelation 22:5 G T Tr); 1 aorist ἐφωτισα; perfect passive participle πεφωτισμενος; 1 aorist passive ἐφοτίσθην;
1. intransitive, to give light, to shine (Aristotle, Theophrastus, Plutarch, others; the Sept. for אור, Numbers 8:2, etc.): ἐπί τινα, Revelation 22:5 (Rom. WH brackets ἐπί).
2. transitive,
a. properly, to enlighten, light up, illumine: τινα, Luke 11:36: τήν πόλιν, Revelation 21:23 (ἀκτισι τόν κόσμον, of the sun, Diodorus 3, 48; the Sept. for הֵאִיר); ἡ γῆ ἐφωτίσθη ἐκ τῆς δόξης (A. V. was lightened) shone with his glory, Revelation 18:1.
b. to bring to light, render evident: τά κρυπτά τοῦ σκότους, 1 Corinthians 4:5; (Ephesians 3:9 according to the reading of T L brackets WH text (but see c.)) (τήν αἵρεσιν τίνος, the preference, opinion, of one, Polybius 23, 3, 10; τήν ἀλήθειαν, Epictetus diss. 1, 4, 31; πεφωτισμενων τῶν πραγματον ὑπό τῆς ἀληθείας, Lucian, cal. non tem. cred. 32); to cause something to exist and thus to come to light and become clear to all: ζωήν καί ἀφθαρσίαν διά τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, opposed to καταργῆσαι τόν θάνατον, 2 Timothy 1:10.
c. by a use only Biblical and ecclesiastical, to enlighten spiritually, imbue with saving knowledge: τινα, John 1:9; with a saving knowledge of the gospel: hence, φωτισθέντες of those who have been made Christians, Hebrews 6:4; Hebrews 10:32; followed by an indirect question Ephesians 3:9 (see b. above) (Sir. 45:17; for הֵאִיר, Psalm 118:130 (Ps. 119:130; for הורָה, to instruct, inform, teach, Judges 13:8, Alex.; 2 Kings 12:2; φωτιοῦσιν αὐτούς τό κρίμα τοῦ Θεοῦ τῆς γῆς, 2 Kings 17:27 (cf. 1 Kings 17:28; others)); to give understanding to: πεφωτίσμενοι τούς ὀφθαλμούς τῆς καρδίας (Rec. διανοίας), as respects the eyes of your soul, Ephesians 1:18 (Buttmann, § 145, 6); ((cf. Sir. 31:20 (Sir. 34:20), etc.)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
8:2
Judges
13:8
2 Kings
12:2; 17:27
Psalms
119:130
Luke
11:36
John
1:9
1 Corinthians
4:5; 4:5
Ephesians
1:18; 3:9; 3:9
2 Timothy
1:10
Hebrews
6:4; 10:32
Revelation
18:1; 21:23; 22:5; 22:5; 22:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5461 matches the Greek φωτίζω (phōtizō),
which occurs 30 times in 28 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:17 - (LXX 38:13)καὶ ἐποίησεν τὴν λυχνίαν ἣ φωτίζει G5461 χρυσῆν στερεὰν τὸν καυλόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - καὶ λήμψονται ἱμάτιον ὑακίνθινον καὶ καλύψουσιν τὴν λυχνίαν τὴν φωτίζουσαν G5461 καὶ τοὺς λύχνους αὐτῆς καὶ τὰς λαβίδας αὐτῆς καὶ τὰς ἐπαρυστρίδας αὐτῆς καὶ πάντα τὰ ἀγγεῖα τοῦ ἐλαίου οἷς λειτουργοῦσιν ἐν αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:2 - λάλησον τῷ Ααρων καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτόν ὅταν ἐπιτιθῇς τοὺς λύχνους ἐκ μέρους κατὰ πρόσωπον τῆς λυχνίας φωτιοῦσιν G5461 οἱ ἑπτὰ λύχνοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:8 - καὶ ἐδεήθη Μανωε τοῦ κυρίου καὶ εἶπεν ἐν ἐμοί κύριε ἄνθρωπος τοῦ θεοῦ ὃν ἀπέστειλας πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἐλθέτω δὴ πρὸς ἡμᾶς καὶ φωτισάτω G5461 ἡμᾶς τί ποιήσωμεν τῷ παιδαρίῳ τῷ τικτομένῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:23 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ εἰ ἐβούλετο κύριος θανατῶσαι ἡμᾶς οὐκ ἂν ἐδέξατο ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν ὁλοκαύτωμα καὶ θυσίαν καὶ οὐκ ἂν ἐφώτισεν G5461 ἡμᾶς πάντα ταῦτα καὶ οὐκ ἂν ἀκουστὰ ἐποίησεν ἡμῖν ταῦτα

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:10 - καὶ νῦν ὄρθρισον τὸ πρωί σὺ καὶ οἱ παῖδες τοῦ κυρίου σου οἱ ἥκοντες μετὰ σοῦ καὶ πορεύεσθε εἰς τὸν τόπον οὗ κατέστησα ὑμᾶς ἐκεῖ καὶ λόγον λοιμὸν μὴ θῇς ἐν καρδίᾳ σου ὅτι ἀγαθὸς σὺ ἐνώπιόν μου καὶ ὀρθρίσατε ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ φωτισάτω G5461 ὑμῖν καὶ πορεύθητε

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:2 - (LXX 12:3)καὶ ἐποίησεν Ιωας τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον κυρίου πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἃς ἐφώτισεν G5461 αὐτὸν Ιωδαε ὁ ἱερεύς

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:27 - καὶ ἐνετείλατο ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων λέγων ἀπάγετε ἐκεῖθεν καὶ πορευέσθωσαν καὶ κατοικείτωσαν ἐκεῖ καὶ φωτιοῦσιν G5461 αὐτοὺς τὸ κρίμα τοῦ θεοῦ τῆς γῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:28 - καὶ ἤγαγον ἕνα τῶν ἱερέων ὧν ἀπῴκισαν ἀπὸ Σαμαρείας καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν Βαιθηλ καὶ ἦν φωτίζων G5461 αὐτοὺς πῶς φοβηθῶσιν τὸν κύριον

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:63

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:63 - καὶ εἶπεν Αθερσαθα αὐτοῖς τοῦ μὴ φαγεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου τῶν ἁγίων ἕως ἀναστῇ ἱερεὺς τοῖς φωτίζουσιν G5461 καὶ τοῖς τελείοις

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:8 - καὶ νῦν ἐπιεικεύσατο ἡμῖν κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν τοῦ καταλιπεῖν ἡμῖν εἰς σωτηρίαν καὶ δοῦναι ἡμῖν στήριγμα ἐν τόπῳ ἁγιάσματος αὐτοῦ τοῦ φωτίσαι G5461 ὀφθαλμοὺς ἡμῶν καὶ δοῦναι ζωοποίησιν μικρὰν ἐν τῇ δουλείᾳ ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:65

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:65 - καὶ εἶπεν Αθερσαθα ἵνα μὴ φάγωσιν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου τῶν ἁγίων ἕως ἀναστῇ ὁ ἱερεὺς φωτίσων G5461

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:12 - καὶ ἐν στύλῳ νεφέλης ὡδήγησας αὐτοὺς ἡμέρας καὶ ἐν στύλῳ πυρὸς τὴν νύκτα τοῦ φωτίσαι G5461 αὐτοῖς τὴν ὁδόν ἐν ᾗ πορεύσονται ἐν αὐτῇ

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:19 - καὶ σὺ ἐν οἰκτιρμοῖς σου τοῖς πολλοῖς οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπες αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τὸν στῦλον τῆς νεφέλης οὐκ ἐξέκλινας ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἡμέρας ὁδηγῆσαι αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ τὸν στῦλον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν νύκτα φωτίζειν G5461 αὐτοῖς τὴν ὁδόν ἐν ᾗ πορεύσονται ἐν αὐτῇ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:3 - (LXX 12:4)ἐπίβλεψον εἰσάκουσόν μου κύριε ὁ θεός μου φώτισον G5461 τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου μήποτε ὑπνώσω εἰς θάνατον

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:28 - (LXX 17:29)ὅτι σὺ φωτιεῖς G5461 λύχνον μου κύριε ὁ θεός μου φωτιεῖς G5461 τὸ σκότος μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:8 - (LXX 18:9)τὰ δικαιώματα κυρίου εὐθεῖα εὐφραίνοντα καρδίαν ἡ ἐντολὴ κυρίου τηλαυγής φωτίζουσα G5461 ὀφθαλμούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5 - (LXX 33:6)προσέλθατε πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ φωτίσθητε G5461 καὶ τὰ πρόσωπα ὑμῶν οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:4 - (LXX 75:5)φωτίζεις G5461 σὺ θαυμαστῶς ἀπὸ ὀρέων αἰωνίων

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:39 - (LXX 104:39)διεπέτασεν νεφέλην εἰς σκέπην αὐτοῖς καὶ πῦρ τοῦ φωτίσαι G5461 αὐτοῖς τὴν νύκτα

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:130

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:130 - (LXX 118:130)ἡ δήλωσις τῶν λόγων σου φωτιεῖ G5461 καὶ συνετιεῖ νηπίους

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:12 - (LXX 138:12)ὅτι σκότος οὐ σκοτισθήσεται ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ νὺξ ὡς ἡμέρα φωτισθήσεται G5461 ὡς τὸ σκότος αὐτῆς οὕτως καὶ τὸ φῶς αὐτῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:18 - αἱ δὲ ὁδοὶ τῶν δικαίων ὁμοίως φωτὶ λάμπουσιν προπορεύονται καὶ φωτίζουσιν G5461 ἕως κατορθώσῃ ἡ ἡμέρα

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:1 - τίς οἶδεν σοφούς καὶ τίς οἶδεν λύσιν ῥήματος σοφία ἀνθρώπου φωτιεῖ G5461 πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀναιδὴς προσώπῳ αὐτοῦ μισηθήσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:1 - φωτίζου G5461 φωτίζου G5461 Ιερουσαλημ ἥκει γάρ σου τὸ φῶς καὶ ἡ δόξα κυρίου ἐπὶ σὲ ἀνατέταλκεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:19 - καὶ οὐκ ἔσται σοι ὁ ἥλιος εἰς φῶς ἡμέρας οὐδὲ ἀνατολὴ σελήνης φωτιεῖ G5461 σοι τὴν νύκτα ἀλλ᾽ ἔσται σοι κύριος φῶς αἰώνιον καὶ ὁ θεὸς δόξα σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:12 - σπείρατε ἑαυτοῖς εἰς δικαιοσύνην τρυγήσατε εἰς καρπὸν ζωῆς φωτίσατε G5461 ἑαυτοῖς φῶς γνώσεως ἐκζητήσατε τὸν κύριον ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν γενήματα δικαιοσύνης ὑμῖν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:8 - (LXX 7:8)μὴ ἐπίχαιρέ μοι ἡ ἐχθρά μου ὅτι πέπτωκα καὶ ἀναστήσομαι διότι ἐὰν καθίσω ἐν τῷ σκότει κύριος φωτιεῖ G5461 μοι
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