noun · neuter

fōtem

Greekφῶς (fōs)

Strong’sG5457

light, a source of light

stem fōt-72 times in the New Testamentin 15 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

light69×lights2×fire1×

What it means

φῶς (Att.. contr. from φάος; < φάω), gen., φωτός, τό,

[in LXX chiefly for אוֹר;]

light (opp. to τὸ σκότος, ἡ σκοτία): Mt 17:2, 5, Jo 11:9, 10, II Co 4:6; ἡλίου, Re 22:5; of a lamp, Lk 8:16 11:33, Jo 5:35, Re 18:23; of a supernatural heavenly light, Ac 9:3 12:7 22:6, 9, 11 26:13; hence, ἄγγελος φωτός, II Co 11:14; ὁ κλήρος τ. ἁγίων ἐν τ. φ., Col 1:12; of the divine glory, Re 21:24; by meton., of that which gives light: of fire, Mk 14:54, Lk 22:56 (cl.; I Mac 12:29; cf. DCG, i, 595); pl., of a lamp or torch, Ac 16:29; of heavenly bodies, Ja 1:17.

Metaph.,

(a) of God: I Jo 1:5, 7; φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον, I Ti 6:16;

(b) of spiritual truth and its effects on the lives of men: Mt 4:16 5:16, Jo 1:4, 5 3:19-21, Ac 26:18, 23, II Co 6:14, Eph 5:13, I Pe 2:9, I Jo 2:8; τ. φ. τ. ζωῆς, Jo 8:12; τ. ὅπλα τοῦ φ., Ro 13:12; καρπὸς τοῦ φ., Eph 5:9; έν τ. φ. περιπατεῖν (εἶναι, μένειν), I Jo 1:7 2:9, 10; υἱοὶ (τέκνα) τοῦ φ., Lk 16:8, Jo 12:36, Eph 5:8, I Th 5:5; by meton., of one from whom truth shines forth: Ac 13:47 (LXX), Ro 2:19; esp. of Christ, Lk 2:32, Jo 1:7, 8 12:35, 36, 46; τ. φ. τ. κόσμου, Jo 8:12 9:5;τ. φ. τ. ἀληθινόν, Jo 1:9; of Christians, Mt 5:14, Eph 5:8;

(d) adverbially, of that which is open to view (opp. to ἐν τ. σκοτίᾳ): ἐν τ. φ., Mt 10:27, Lk 12:3.†

SYN.: v.s. φέγγος

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5457 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfoce

compare G5316, G5346); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)

Fromfrom an obsolete φάω (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays;

King Jamesfire, light.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject or object direct	fōtem25×φῶς	fōteim
of, belonging to genitive	fōteu13×φωτὸς	fōteiu1×φώτων
to, for dative	fōte9×φωτὶ	fōtei

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

fōtstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

fōte 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

72 occurrences, every one of them listed

fōtem“light”subject or objectdirect singular25×

Matthew 4:16“light”tos laos tos katherōtos en skotia fōtem horata megem, kai toi katherōtoi en chōra kai skia thanatou fōtem anatellata autoi.the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”

Matthew 5:14“light”Vis avō tem fōtem tou kosmou. ouk dunetō politas kruptira epanō oreu keierōtas;You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

Matthew 5:16“light”houtōs lampatar tem fōtem vu emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, hopōs horaleia vu teim kaleim ergeim kai doxazaleia ton patēron vu ton en toi ouranoi.In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matthew 6:23“light”ean de tos ofthalmos su ponēros ateiō, holem tem sōmem su skoteinem eti. ei oun tem fōtem tem en si skotem atō, tem skotem posem.But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Matthew 17:2“light”kai metamorfita emprosthen autoiu, kai lampata tem prosōpem autou hōs tos hēlios, teim de himatieim autou gineta leukeim hōs tem fōtem.There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

Luke 11:35“light”skopasōr oun mē tem fōtem tem en si skotem atō.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

John 1:4“light”en auto zōas ate, kai tas zōas ate tem fōtem toiu anthrōpoiu;In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 1:5“light”kai tem fōtem en ta skotia fainatō, kai tas skotias autem ouk katalambata.The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1:8“light”ouk ate ekeinos tem fōtem, alla hina marturateia peri teu fōteu.He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

John 1:9“light”ate tem fōtem tem alēthinem hem fōtizatō panton anthrōpon ercherōton eis ton kosmon.The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

John 3:19“light”houtas de atō tas krisias hoti tem fōtem erchatē eis ton kosmon kai agapala tois anthrōpois mallon tem skotem ē tem fōtem, ate gar autoiu ponēreim teim ergeim.And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

John 8:12“light”Palin oun autoi lalata tos Iēsus legarōtos; Mis amō tem fōtem tou kosmou; tos akoloutharōtos mi ouk mē peripatateia en ta skotia, alla echati tem fōtem tau zōau.Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 9:5“light”hotan en to kosmo ameiō, fōtem amō tou kosmou.While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

John 11:10“light”ean de tinos peripatateiō en ta nuxa, proskoptatō, hoti tem fōtem ouk atō en auto.But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”

John 12:35“light”legata oun autoi tos Iēsus; Ēti mikron chronon tem fōtem en vi atō. peripatavōr hōs tem fōtem echavō, hina mē skotias vin katalambateia, kai tos peripatarōtos en ta skotia ouk oidatē pou hupagatō.Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

John 12:46“light”mis fōtem eis ton kosmon erchamē, hina pantos tos pisteuarōtos eis min en ta skotia mē menateia.I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

Acts 9:3“light”en de te poreuerō gineta auton engizarō ta Damaska, exaifnōs tē auton periastraptata fōtem ek tou ouranou,As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

Acts 12:7“light”kai idou angelos kuriou efistanata, kai fōtem lampata en te oikēme; patassaratos de tan pleuran tou Petrou egeirata auton legarōtos; Anistanasar en tache; kai ekpiptala autou tais halusiais ek taiu cheiraiu.Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

2 Corinthians 4:6“light”hoti tos theos tos legaratos; Ek skoteu fōtem lampati, hos lampata en tai kardiai nu pros fōtismon tau gnōsiau tau doxau tou theou en prosōpe Christou.For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:8“light”ave gar pote skotem, nun de fōtem en kurio; hōs tekneim fōteu peripatavōr,For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Ephesians 5:14“light”pantem gar tem fanerirōtem fōtem atō. dio legatō; Egeirasōr, tor katheudarōtor, kai anistanasar ek toiu nekroiu, kai epifauskati si tos Christos.So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

1 John 1:5“light”Kai atō houtas tas angelias han akouanē apo autou kai anangellanō vi, hoti tos theos fōtem atō kai skotias en auto ouk atō oudenas.And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 2:8“light”palin entolan kainan grafamō vi, hem atō alēthem en auto kai en vi, hoti tas skotias paragitō kai tem fōtem tem alēthinem ēdē fainatō.Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.

Revelation 18:23“light”kai fōtem luchnou ouk mē fainateia en si ēti, kai fōnas numfiou kai numfau ouk mē akouiteia en si ēti; hoti tois emporois su ale tois megistanois tau gēau, hoti en ta farmakeia su planila panteim teim ethneim,The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”

Revelation 22:5“light”kai nuxas ouk eti ēti, kai ouk echalō chreian fōteu luchnou kai fōtem hēliou, hoti kurios tos theos fōtizati epi autoin, kai basilali eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

fōteu“light”of, belonging togenitive singular13×

Luke 16:8“light”kai epainata tos kurios ton oikonomon tau adikiau hoti fronimōs poiata; hoti tois huiois tou aiōnou houtou fronimoterois huper toin huioin teu fōteu eis tan genean tan heautoiu alō.The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

John 1:7“light”houtos erchata eis marturian, hina marturateia peri teu fōteu, hina pantois pisteualeia dia autou.He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.

John 1:8“light”ouk ate ekeinos tem fōtem, alla hina marturateia peri teu fōteu.He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

John 12:36“light”hōs tem fōtem echavō, pisteuavōr eis tem fōtem, hina huiois fōteu gineveia. Houteim lalata Iēsus, kai apercharatos kruptita apo autoiu.While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

Acts 22:11“light”hōs de ouk emblepame apo tau doxau teu fōteu ekeineu, cheiragōgirōtos hupo toiu suneiarōtoiu mi erchama eis Damaskan.Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.

Romans 13:12“light”tas nuxas prokoptata, tas de hēmeras engizatē. apoballeneia oun teim ergeim teu skoteu, endueneia de teim hopleim teu fōteu.The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

2 Corinthians 11:14“light”kai ouk thaumem, autos gar tos Satanaos metaschēmatizetō eis angelon fōteu;And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

Ephesians 5:8“light”ave gar pote skotem, nun de fōtem en kurio; hōs tekneim fōteu peripatavōr,For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Ephesians 5:9“light”tos gar karpos teu fōteu en panta agathōsuna kai dikaiosuna kai alētheia,for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

Ephesians 5:13“light”teim de panteim elenchirōteim hupo teu fōteu faneritō,But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.

1 Thessalonians 5:5“light”pantois gar vis huiois fōteu avō kai huiois hēmerau. ouk anō nuxau oude skoteu;For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

Revelation 21:24“light”kai peripatali teim ethneim dia teu fōteu autau; kai tois basilevois tau gēau feralō tan doxan autoiu eis autan;By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

Revelation 22:5“light”kai nuxas ouk eti ēti, kai ouk echalō chreian fōteu luchnou kai fōtem hēliou, hoti kurios tos theos fōtizati epi autoin, kai basilali eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

fōte“light”to, fordative singular9×

Matthew 10:27“light”hem legamō vi en ta skotia, legavar en te fōte; kai hem eis tem ouem akouavō, kērussavar epi teiu dōmeiu.What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

Luke 12:3“light”anti heiu hoseim en ta skotia legava en te fōte akouiti, kai hem pros tem ouem lalava en tei tameiei kērussiti epi teiu dōmeiu.What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

John 5:35“light”ekeinos ate tos luchnos tos kaiirōtos kai fainarōtos, vis de thelava agalliira pros hōran en te fōte autou;John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

2 Corinthians 6:14“light”Mē ginevōr heterozugarōtois apistoi; tinas gar metochas dikaiosuna kai anomia, ē tinas koinōnias fōte pros skotem?Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Colossians 1:12“light”eucharistarōtois to patēro to hikanarato vin eis tan merian tou klērou toiu hagioiu en te fōte,giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

1 John 1:7“light”ean de en te fōte peripataneiō hōs autos atō en te fōte, koinōnian echanō meta allēloiu kai tem haimem Iēsu tou huiou autou katharizatō nin apo pantau hamartau.But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:7“light”ean de en te fōte peripataneiō hōs autos atō en te fōte, koinōnian echanō meta allēloiu kai tem haimem Iēsu tou huiou autou katharizatō nin apo pantau hamartau.But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 2:9“light”tos legarōtos en te fōte arō kai ton adelfon autou misarōtos en ta skotia atō heōs arti.If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

1 John 2:10“light”tos agaparōtos ton adelfon autou en te fōte menatō, kai skandalem en auto ouk atō;Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.

fōteiu“lights”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

James 1:17“lights”Pantas dosias agathas kai pantem dōrēmem teleiem anōthen atō, katabainarōtem apo tou patērou teiu fōteiu, para ho ouk eniatō parallagas ē tropau aposkiasmem.Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

fōtem23×

Matthew 4:16“light”tos laos tos katherōtos en skotia fōtem horata megem, kai toi katherōtoi en chōra kai skia thanatou fōtem anatellata autoi.the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”

Mark 14:54“fire”kai tos Petros apo makrothen akolouthata auto heōs esō eis tan aulan tou archierevou kai ate sunkatherōtos meta toiu hupēretoiu kai thermainerōtos pros tem fōtem.Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.

Luke 2:32“light”fōtem eis apokalupsian ethneiu kai doxan laou su Israēl.a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”

Luke 8:16“light”Oudenos de luchnon haptaratos kaluptatō auton skeue ē hupokatō klinau tithatō, alla epi luchnau tithatō, hina tois eisporeuerōtois blepaleiō tem fōtem.No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

Luke 22:56“light”horaratas de auton paidiskas tinas katherōton pros tem fōtem kai atenizaratas auto legata; Kai houtos sun auto ate;A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.

John 3:19“light”houtas de atō tas krisias hoti tem fōtem erchatē eis ton kosmon kai agapala tois anthrōpois mallon tem skotem ē tem fōtem, ate gar autoiu ponēreim teim ergeim.And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

John 3:20“light”pantos gar tos fauleim prassarōtos misatō tem fōtem kai ouk erchetō pros tem fōtem, hina mē elenchiteia teim ergeim autou;Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

John 3:20“light”pantos gar tos fauleim prassarōtos misatō tem fōtem kai ouk erchetō pros tem fōtem, hina mē elenchiteia teim ergeim autou;Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

John 3:21“light”tos de poiarōtos tan alētheian erchetō pros tem fōtem, hina faneriteia autou teim ergeim hoti en theo atō ergazirēteim.But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

John 8:12“light”Palin oun autoi lalata tos Iēsus legarōtos; Mis amō tem fōtem tou kosmou; tos akoloutharōtos mi ouk mē peripatateia en ta skotia, alla echati tem fōtem tau zōau.Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 11:9“light”apokrinita Iēsus; Ouchi dōdeka hōrais alō tau hēmerau? ean tinos peripatateiō en ta hēmera, ouk proskoptatō, hoti tem fōtem tou kosmou houtou blepatō;Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.

John 12:35“light”legata oun autoi tos Iēsus; Ēti mikron chronon tem fōtem en vi atō. peripatavōr hōs tem fōtem echavō, hina mē skotias vin katalambateia, kai tos peripatarōtos en ta skotia ouk oidatē pou hupagatō.Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

John 12:36“light”hōs tem fōtem echavō, pisteuavōr eis tem fōtem, hina huiois fōteu gineveia. Houteim lalata Iēsus, kai apercharatos kruptita apo autoiu.While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

John 12:36“light”hōs tem fōtem echavō, pisteuavōr eis tem fōtem, hina huiois fōteu gineveia. Houteim lalata Iēsus, kai apercharatos kruptita apo autoiu.While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

Acts 13:47“light”houtōs gar entelletē ni tos kurios; Tithamē sin eis fōtem ethneiu teu arō sin eis sōtērēan heōs eschateu tau gēau.For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

Acts 22:6“light”Gineta de mi poreuerōto kai engizarōto ta Damaska peri mesēmbrian exaifnōs ek tou ouranou periastraptara fōtem hikanem peri min,About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

Acts 22:9“light”tois de sun mi arōtois tem men fōtem theasela tan de fōnan ouk akouala tou lalarōtou mi.My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.

Acts 26:13“light”hēmerau mesau kata tan hodan horama, basilevor, ouranothen huper tan lamprotan tou hēliou perilamparatem min fōtem kai toin sun mi poreuerōtoin;About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

Acts 26:18“light”anoigara ofthalmoin autoiu, teu epistrefara apo skoteu eis fōtem kai tau exousiau tou Satanaou epi ton theon, teu lambara autoin afesian hamartaiu kai klēron en toi hagiazirētoi pistia ta eis min.to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

Acts 26:23“light”ei pathētos tos christos, ei prōtos ek anastasiau nekroiu fōtem mellatō katangellarō to tē lao kai tei ethnei.that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

Romans 2:19“light”peithasē tē siauton hodēgon arō tufloiu, fōtem toiu en skote,if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,

1 Timothy 6:16“light”tos monos echarōtos athanasian, fōtem oikarōtos aprositem, hon horata oudenos anthrōpoiu oude horara dunetō; ho timas kai kratem aiōniem; amēn.He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

1 Peter 2:9“light”Vis de genem eklektem, basileiem hierateumem, ethnem hagiem, laos eis peripoiēsian, hopōs tain aretain exangellaveia tou ek skoteu vin kalaratou eis tem thaumastem autou fōtem;But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

fōteim1×

Acts 16:29“lights”aitaratos de fōteim eispēdata kai entromos gineratos prospiptata to Paulo kai to Silao,Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.