5462. phótismos

Strong's Lexicon

phótismos: Illumination, enlightenment, light

Original Word: φωτισμός
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: phótismos
Pronunciation: fo-tis-MOS
Phonetic Spelling: (fo-tis-mos')
Definition: Illumination, enlightenment, light
Meaning: light, luster, illumination, enlightenment.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb φωτίζω (phōtizō), meaning "to give light" or "to illuminate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H216 אוֹר (or) – light

- H215 אוֹר (or) – to be or become light, shine

Usage: The term "phótismos" refers to the act or process of illuminating or enlightening. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe spiritual enlightenment or the revelation of divine truth. It signifies the light of understanding that comes from God, illuminating the hearts and minds of believers.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, light was a common metaphor for knowledge, truth, and divine presence. The concept of illumination was significant in both Jewish and early Christian thought, symbolizing the transition from ignorance or darkness to understanding and spiritual insight. The use of "phótismos" in the New Testament reflects this cultural context, emphasizing the transformative power of God's truth and the Holy Spirit's role in enlightening believers.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 5462 phōtismós (a masculine noun, see also 5457 /phṓs, the neuter noun-form) – light itself, the embodiment of the source (beginning) of the illumination. See 5457 (phōs).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from phótizó
Definition
illumination
NASB Translation
light (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5462: φωτισμός

φωτισμός, φωτισμου, ὁ (φωτίζω);

a. the act of enlightening, illumination: πρός φωτισμόν τῆς γνώσεως, equivalent to πρός τό φωτίζειν τήν γνῶσιν, that by teaching we may bring to light etc. 2 Corinthians 4:6 (on which passage, see πρόσωπον, 1 a. sub at the end, p. 551{b} top).

b. brightness, bright light (ἐξ ἡλίου, Sextus Empiricus, p. 522, 9; ἀπό σελήνης, Plutarch (de fac. in orb. lun. § 16, 13), p. 929 d. (ibid., § 18, 4, p. 931 a.); the Sept. for אור, Psalm 26:1 (); Psalm 43:4 (); Psalm 77:14 (); Job 3:9; for מָאור, Psalm 89:8 ()): εἰς τό μή αὐγάσαι (καταυγασαι, L marginal reading Tr marginal reading) τόν φωτισμόν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, that the brightness of the gospel might not shine forth (R. V. dawn (upon them)), i. e. (dropping the figure) that the enlightening truth of the gospel might not be manifest or be apprehended, 2 Corinthians 4:4.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

enlightenment, light

From photizo; illumination (figuratively) -- light.

see GREEK photizo

Forms and Transliterations

έχανε φωτισμον φωτισμόν φωτισμὸν φωτισμός φωτισμώ χάνε photismon photismòn phōtismon phōtismòn

Englishman's Concordance

2 Corinthians 4:4 N-AMS
GRK: αὐγάσαι τὸν φωτισμὸν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου
NAS: that they might not see the light of the gospel
KJV: lest the light of the glorious
INT: to beam forth the radiancy of the gospel

2 Corinthians 4:6 N-AMS
GRK: ἡμῶν πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως
NAS: in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge
KJV: to [give] the light of the knowledge
INT: of us for [the] radiancy of the knowledge

Strong's Greek 5462
2 Occurrences

φωτισμὸν — 2 Occ.