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Lexicon :: Strong's G5461 - phōtizō

Aa
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.)).
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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 11 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:36 - “Therefore G3767 if G1487 your whole G3650 body G4983 is full G5460 of G5460 light G5460, without G3361 G2192 any G5100 dark G4652 part G3313, it will be wholly G3650 illuminated G5460, as when G3752 the lamp G3088 illuminates G5461 you with its light G796.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:9 -

[fn]This was the true G228 Light G5457 [fn]that G3739, coming G2064 into the world G2889, enlightens G5461 every G3956 person G444.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5 - Therefore G5620 do not go on [fn]passing G2919 judgment G2919 before G4253 [fn]the time G2540, but wait until G2193 the Lord G2962 comes G2064, who G3739 will both G2532 bring G5461 to G5461 light G5461 the things G2927 hidden G2927 in the darkness G4655 and disclose G5319 the motives G1012 of human hearts G2588; and then G5119 praise G1868 will come G1096 to each G1538 person G1538 from God G2316.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:18 - I pray that the eyes G3788 of your heart G2588 [fn]may be enlightened G5461, so G1519 that G1519 you will know G6063 what G5101 is the hope G1680 of His calling G2821, what G5101 are the riches G4149 of the glory G1391 of His inheritance G2817 in the [fn]saints G40,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:9 - and to [fn]enlighten G5461 all G3956 people G3956 as to what G5101 the plan G3622 of the mystery G3466 is which for ages G165 has been hidden G613 in God G2316, who created G2936 all G3956 things G3956;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:10 - but has now G3568 been revealed G5319 by the appearing G2015 of our Savior G4990 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424, who abolished G2673 death G2288 and brought G5461 life G2222 and immortality G861 to G5461 light G5461 through G1223 the gospel G2098,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:4 - For it is impossible G102, in the case of those G3588 who have once G530 been enlightened G5461 and have tasted G1089 of the heavenly G2032 gift G1431 and have been G1096 made G1096 partakers G3353 of the Holy G40 Spirit G4151,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:32 -

But remember G363 the former G4387 days G2250, [fn]when G1722 G3739, after being enlightened G5461, you endured G5278 a great G4183 conflict G119 of sufferings G3804,

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After G3326 these G3778 things G3778 I saw G3708 another G243 angel G32 coming G2597 down G2597 from heaven G3772, having G2192 great G3173 authority G1849, and the earth G1093 was illuminated G5461 from his glory G1391.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the city G4172 has G2192 no G3756 need G5532 of the sun G2246 or G3761 of the moon G4582 to shine G5316 on it, for the glory G1391 of God G2316 has illuminated G5461 it, and its lamp G3088 is the Lamb G721.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - And there will no G3756 longer G2089 be any night G3571; and they [fn]will not have G2192 need G5532 of the light G5457 of a lamp G3088 nor G2532 the light G5457 of the sun G2246, because G3754 the Lord G2962 God G2316 will illuminate G5461 them; and they will reign G936 forever G165 and ever G165.
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