adjective

fōsforos

Greekφωσφόρος (fōsforos)

Strong’sG5459

light-bearing, radiant, the morning-star

stem fōsfor-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

morning star1×

What it means

* φωσ-φόρος, -ον

(< φῶς, φέρω),

light-bringing; as subst., ὁ φ., the morning star (Plat., al.; cf. ἐωσφόρος, Is 14:12, Jb 3:9, Ps 110:3): metaph., II Pe 1:19 (v. Mayor, in l.).†

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

Strong’s G5459 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfoce-for'-os

light-bearing ("phosphorus"), i.e. (specially), the morning-star (figuratively)

Fromfrom G5457 and G5342;

King Jamesday star.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	fōsforos1×φωσφόρος	fōsforas	fōsforem	fōsforois	fōsforais	fōsforeim
object accusative	fōsforon	fōsforan		fōsforoin	fōsforain
direct address vocative	fōsforor	fōsforar		fōsforoir	fōsforair
of, belonging to genitive	fōsforou	fōsforau	fōsforeu	fōsforoiu	fōsforaiu	fōsforeiu
to, for dative	fōsforo	fōsfora	fōsfore	fōsforoi	fōsforai	fōsforei

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

fōsforstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

fōsfor 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

fōsforos“morning star”subjectnominative singular1×

2 Peter 1:19“morning star”kai echanō bebaioteron ton profētikon logon, ho kalōs poiavō prosecharōtois hōs luchno fainarōto en auchmēro topo, heōs hou hēmeras diaugazateia kai fōsforos anatellateia en tai kardiai vu;We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.