noun · masculine
fōstēros
Greekφωστήρ (fōstēr)
Strong’sG5458
a light, brilliancy
stem fōstēr-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φωστήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ
(< φῶς), [in LXX: Ge 1:14, 16 (מָאוֹר), Da LXX 12:3 (זֹהַר), I Es 8:79, Wi 13:2, Si 43:7 *;]
SYN.: φέγγος, φῶς
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5458 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfoce-tare'
an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy
Fromfrom G5457;
King Jameslight.
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 nominative | fōstēros1×φωστὴρ | fōstērois1×φωστῆρες |
| object accusative | fōstēron | fōstēroin |
| direct address vocative | fōstēror | fōstēroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | fōstērou | fōstēroiu |
| to, for dative | fōstēro | fōstēroi |
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
fōstēro 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
fōstēros“radiance”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 21:11“radiance”echarōtan tan doxan tou theou; tos fōstēros autau homoios litho timiotato, hōs litho iaspia krustallizarōto;shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
fōstērois“stars”subjectnominative plural1×
Philippians 2:15“stars”hina gineveia amemptois kai akeraiois, tekneim theou amōmeim mesem geneau skoliau kai diastrefirētau, en hoi fainevō hōs fōstērois en kosmoso that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world