Brightness
φέγγοςStrong’s G5338phengos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Phengos is the Greek word usually translated “light”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:”
Meaning
Usually translated “light”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- light 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
φέγγος phengos · brightness
φέγγος, -ους, τό [in LXX chiefly for נֹגַהּ ;] light, brightness, usually with genitive of something that shines or reflects: of the moon, Mat.24:29, Mrk.13:24; of a lamp, Luk.11:33 (WH, RV, φῶς).† SYN.: αὐγή, q.v (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “brightness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BRIGHTNESS, noun
briteness. Splendor; luster; glitter.
- Acuteness, applied to the faculties; sharpness of wit; as the brightness of a man's parts.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.