ΦΩΤΙ, φωτι
PHŌTI, phōti
Sounds Like: PHOH-tee
Translations: to light, to a light, to a lamp, to fire, to a fire, to a torch, to a torchlight, to a day, to a daylight, to a daybreak, to a morning, to a dawn, to a revelation, to a manifestation, to a truth, to a knowledge, to a understanding, to a spiritual illumination
From the root: ΦΩΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the noun 'φῶς' (phōs), meaning 'light'. It refers to physical light, such as from the sun, a lamp, or fire, but can also metaphorically refer to spiritual or intellectual light, such as revelation, truth, or understanding. In this dative case, it indicates the recipient or instrument of an action, often translated with 'to' or 'for', or indicating the means 'by' or 'with'.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G5457 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 35:10, 55:14, 88:16
- Proverbs — 4:18, 16:15
- Job — 29:3, 33:30
- Wisdom — 7:29
- Isaiah — 2:5, 50:11, 60:3
- Matthew — 10:27
- Luke — 12:3
- John — 5:35
- 2 Corinthians — 6:14
- Colossians — 1:12
- 1 John — 1:7, 2:9, 2:10
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 7 — 8:170
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Samuel — 23:4
- Psalms — 35:10, 55:14, 88:16
- Psalms of Solomon — 3:16
- Odes — 14:45
- Proverbs — 4:18, 16:15
- Job — 29:3, 33:30
- Wisdom — 7:29, 17:20
- Isaiah — 2:5, 50:11, 60:3
- Baruch — 5:9
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 6:19
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 2:22
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 10:27
- Luke — 12:3
- John — 5:35
- 2 Corinthians — 6:14
- Colossians — 1:12
- 1 John — 1:7, 2:9, 2:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΩΣ.
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.
- ΠΦΩΤΟΙ — light, a light, bright, shining, luminous
- ΦΩΣ — light, a light, fire
- ΦΩΤΑ — lights, lamps, fires
- ΦΩΤΕΙ — to light, to a light, for a light
- ΦΩΤΕΙΝΟΤΕΡΟΣ — brighter, more luminous, more shining
- ΦΩΤΙΝΟΝ — bright, full of light, luminous, a bright thing, a luminous thing
- ΦΩΤΙΝΟΣ — bright, luminous, full of light
- ΦΩΤΟΣ — of light, of a light
- ΦΩΤΩΝ — of lights, of the lights
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