Strong’s
G5458Noun, masculine2 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Philippians 2:15φωστῆρες
so 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
- Revelation 21:11φωστὴρ
shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
Abbott-Smith
φωστήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ
(φῶς), [in LXX: Gen.1:14, 16 (מָאוֹר), Dan LXX 12:3 (זֹהַר), I Est.8:79, Wis.13:2, Sir.43:7 * ;]
a luminary, light: Php.2:15, Rev.21:11.†
SYN.: φέγγος, φῶς
(AS)
(φῶς), [in LXX: Gen.1:14, 16 (מָאוֹר), Dan LXX 12:3 (זֹהַר), I Est.8:79, Wis.13:2, Sir.43:7 * ;]
a luminary, light: Php.2:15, Rev.21:11.†
SYN.: φέγγος, φῶς
(AS)
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.