ΦΩΤΑΓΩΓΕΙΣ, φωταγωγεις
PHŌTAGŌGEIS, phōtagōgeis
Sounds Like: foh-tah-goh-GAYSS
Translations: you enlighten, you give light to, you illuminate
From the root: ΦΩΤΑΓΩΓΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'φῶς' (light) and 'ἀγωγή' (a leading, a bringing). It means to bring light to something or someone, to enlighten, or to illuminate. It can be used literally to describe providing physical light, or metaphorically to describe imparting understanding or spiritual insight.
Inflection: 2nd Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G5457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 11:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΩΤΑΓΩΓΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΦΩΤΑΓΩΓΕΩ — to enlighten, to bring to light, to give light, to illuminate
- ΦΩΤΑΓΩΓΗΣΑΣΑ — having enlightened, having illuminated, having brought to light, having given light
- ΦΩΤΑΓΩΓΗΣΕΙΣΕ — you will enlighten, you will illuminate, you will bring to light, you will reveal
- ΦΩΤΑΓΩΓΩΝ — illuminating, giving light, enlightening, a light-giver, an enlightener
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