noun · neuter
fengem
Greekφέγγος (fengos)
Strong’sG5338
brightness, light
stem feng-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φέγγος, -ους, τό
[in LXX chiefly for נֹגַהּ;]
SYN.: αὐγή, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5338 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | fengem | fengeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | fengeu | fengeiu |
| to, for dative | fenge | fengei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
fenge is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
fengem3×
Matthew 24:29“light”Eutheōs de meta tan thlipsian taiu hēmeraiu ekeinaiu tos hēlios skotiziti, kai tas selēnas ouk dōati tem fengem autau, kai tois astērois pipteli apo tou ouranou, kai tais dunamiais toiu ouranoiu saleuili.Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Mark 13:24“light”Alla en ekeinai tai hēmerai meta tan thlipsian ekeinan tos hēlios skotiziti, kai tas selēnas ouk dōati tem fengem autau,But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
Luke 11:33“light”Oudenos luchnon haptaratos eis kruptan tithatō oude hupo ton modion alla epi tan luchnan, hina tois eisporeuerōtois tem fengem blepaleiō.No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.