noun · masculine
fōtismos
Greekφωτισμός (fōtismos)
Strong’sG5462
light, luster, illumination
stem fōtism-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φωτισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(φωτίζω) [in LXX: Jb 3:9, Ps 26 (27):1 43 (44):3 77 (78):14 138 (139):11 (אוֹר), Ps 89:8 (מָאוֹר) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5462 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfo-tis-mos'
illumination (figuratively)
Fromfrom G5461;
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 | fōtismos | fōtismois |
| object accusative | fōtismon2×φωτισμὸν | fōtismoin |
| direct address vocative | fōtismor | fōtismoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | fōtismou | fōtismoiu |
| to, for dative | fōtismo | fōtismoi |
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
fōtismo 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
fōtismon“light”objectaccusative singular2×
2 Corinthians 4:4“light”en hoi tos theos tou aiōnou houtou tuflata teim noēmeim toiu apistoiu eis tem mē augazara ton fōtismon teu euangelieu tau doxau tou Christou, hos atō eikōnas tou theou.The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
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.