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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #5458 - φωστήρ

Transliteration

phōstḗr

Phonetics

foce-tare'

Origin

from (G5457)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TDNT

9:310,1293

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

that which gives light, an illuminator
1. of the stars, sun and moon
light, brightness

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2096 ‑ זֹהַר (zo'‑har); 3974 ‑ מְאֹרָה ((1,2) maw‑ore', (3,4) meh‑o‑raw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

BSB (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

CSB (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

ESV (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

KJV (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

N95 (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

NAS (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

NLT (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

WEB (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

YLT (2)

Philippians 1

Revelation 1

ASV (2)

light 1

lights 1

BSB (2)

lights 1

radiance 1

CSB (2)

radiance 1

stars 1

ESV (2)

lights 1

radiance 1

KJV (2)

light 1

lights 1

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

brilliance 1

lights 1

N95 (2)

brilliance 1

lights 1

NAS (2)

brilliance 1

lights 1

NLT (2)

lights 1

sparkled 1

WEB (2)

light 1

lights 1

YLT (2)

light 1

luminaries 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

ANT

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

BEZ

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

BGB

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

BMT

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

BYZ

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

ELZ

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

NA26

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

SBL

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

SCV

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

STV

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

TIS

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

TRG

N-NPM 1

N-NSM 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

φωστήρ, ῆρος, ὁ,

that which gives light, οἱ φ. the lights of heaven, stars, LXX Genesis 14:1-24, al., Simp. in Epict. p.72 D.; οἱ δύο φ., i.e. sun and moon, ibid., cf. Procl. Hyp. 4.72, etc.; φαίνεσθε ὡς φωστῆρες ἐν κόσμῳ Philippians 2:15.

2. splendour, radiance, ὁ φ. αὐτῆς ὅμοιος λίθῳ τιμιωτάτῳ Revelation 21:11.

3. metaph., of a king, τῷ φ. τῷ ἡμετέρῳ Them. Or. 16.204c.

4. of the eyes, Vett.Val. 110.22.

II opening for light, door or window, Hsch.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

φωστήρ, 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.).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

φωστήρ , -ῆρος , ὁ

(< φῶς ),

[in LXX: Genesis 1:14; Genesis 1:16 (H3974), Da LXX Daniel 12:3 (H2096), 1 Esdras 8:79, Wisdom of Solomon 13:2, Sirach 43:7 *;]

a luminary, light: Philippians 2:15, Revelation 21:11.†

SYN.: φέγγος G5338, φῶς G5457.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

";overlay with gold"; (Rev. 17:4; Rev. 18:16) : cf. P Oxy III. 521.8 (ii/A.D.) ξύλινον κεχ [ρυσωμένον, cf. 2, 4, and . Syll 583 ( = .3996).25 (i/A.D.?) κλεῖν κεχρυσωμένην.

List of Word Forms

φωστηρ φωστήρ φωστὴρ φωστήρα φωστήρας φωστηρες φωστήρες φωστῆρες phoster phostḕr phōstēr phōstḕr phosteres phostêres phōstēres phōstē̂res