2001 Translation

PHŌTISMON, phōtismon

Sounds Like: foh-tees-MON

Translations: illumination, light, enlightenment, an illumination, a light, an enlightenment

From the root: ΦΩΤΙΣΜΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the act of illuminating or being illuminated. It can denote physical light or, more commonly in a spiritual context, intellectual or spiritual enlightenment and understanding. It is often used to describe the process of receiving divine truth or insight.

Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Accusative

Strong’s number: G5462 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:19

Codex Sinaiticus

• Psalms — 89:8
• 2 Corinthians — 4:4, 4:6

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Psalms — 89:8
• Job — 3:9

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• 2 Corinthians — 4:4, 4:6

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΩΤΙΣΜΟΣ.

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.

• ΦΩΤΙΣΜΟΣ — illumination, light, enlightenment, an illumination, a light, an enlightenment
• ΦΩΤΙΣΜΩ — (to) illumination, (to) light, (to) enlightenment, an illumination, a light, an enlightenment

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