Bright
φωτεινόςStrong’s G5460phōteinos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Phōteinos is the Greek word usually translated “light”, “full of light” and “bright”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.”
Meaning
Usually translated “light”, “full of light” and “bright”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- light 2
- full of light 1
- bright 1
- of light 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Luke 11:34The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
- Luke 11:36If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
Greek dictionary
φωτεινός phōteinos · bright
φωτεινός (WH, φωτινός), ή, όν (φῶς), [in LXX: Sir.17:31 23:19 * ;] bright, light: νεφέλη, Mat.17:5; opposite to σκοτεινός, Mat.6:22, Luk.11:34, 36.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bright” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BRIGHT, adjective
brite. [Heb. to shine.]
- Shining; lucid; luminous; splendid; as a bright sun or star; a bright metal.
- Clear; transparent; as liquors.
- Evident; clear; manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes.
- Resplendent with charms; as a bright beauty; the brightest fair.
All definitions
- Illuminated with science; sparkling with wit; as the brightest of men.
- Illustrious; glorious; as the brightest period of a kingdom.
- In popular language, ingenious; possessing an active mind.
- Promising good or success; as bright prospects.
- Sparkling; animated; as bright eyes.
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.