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Strong's G5461 · Greek

φωτίζω

photizo · fo-tid'-zo

from 5457; to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

φωτίζω (G5461)

11 φωτίζω ( φῶς ) [in LXX for אוֹר hi, ירה hi., etc. ;] intrans., to shine, give light (Arist., Plut., a1.): seq. ἐπί , Re 22:5 . Trans. to illumine, enlighten (Diod., Plut., al.): c. acc., Lk 11:36 , Re 21:23 ; pass., Re 18:1 . Metaph., of spiritual enlightenment ( Ps 118 (119):130 , Si 45:17 , al.): Jo 1:9 , Eph 1:18 3:9 , R, txt., He 6:4 10:32 ; to bring to light, make known (Polyb.): I Co 4:5 , Eph 3:9 , R, mg., II Ti 1:10 (cf. Kennedy, Sources , 107 f.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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