Strong's Concordance phóstér: a luminary, light Original Word: φωστήρ, ῆρος, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: phóstér Phonetic Spelling: (foce-tare') Definition: a luminary, light Usage: a light, an illuminator, perhaps the sun; a star; brilliancy. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom phós Definition a luminary, light NASB Translation brilliance (1), lights (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5458: φωστήρφωστήρ, φωστηρος, ὁ (φῶς, φώσκω); 1. that which gives light, an illuminator (Vulg.luminar): of the stars (luminaries), Philippians 2:15 (Wis. 13:2; Sir. 43:7; Genesis 1:14, 16; Heliodorus 2, 24; (Anthol. Pal. 15, 17; of sun and moon, Test xii. Patr. test. Levi 14); ecclesiastical writings.) 2. light, brightness: Revelation 21:11 (Anthol. 11, 359) (others refer this to 1; cf. Trench, § xlvi.). From phos; an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy -- light. see GREEK phos Englishman's Concordance Philippians 2:15 N-NMPGRK: φαίνεσθε ὡς φωστῆρες ἐν κόσμῳ NAS: you appear as lights in the world, KJV: ye shine as lights in the world; INT: you appear as lights in [the] world Revelation 21:11 N-NMS Strong's Greek 5458 |
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