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Greek word study

φῶςphōs — light, a source of light

light, a source of light, radiance.

Translated in the King James as: fire, light

Appears 71 times in Scripture

Origin: from an obsolete (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays;

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Where it appears

Matthew — 7×

Matt 4:16 Matt 5:14 Matt 5:16 Matt 6:23 Matt 10:27 Matt 17:2+ 1 more in Matthew

Mark — 1×

Luke — 6×

Luke 2:32 Luke 8:16 Luke 11:35 Luke 12:3 Luke 16:8 Luke 22:56

John — 23×

John 1:4 John 1:5 John 1:7 John 1:8 John 1:9 John 3:19 John 3:20 John 3:21 John 5:35 John 8:12 John 9:5 John 11:9 John 11:10 John 12:35 John 12:36 John 12:46+ 7 more in John

Acts — 10×

Acts 9:3 Acts 12:7 Acts 13:47 Acts 16:29 Acts 22:6 Acts 22:9 Acts 22:11 Acts 26:13 Acts 26:18 Acts 26:23

Romans — 2×

Rom 2:19 Rom 13:12

2 Corinthians — 3×

2 Cor 4:6 2 Cor 6:14 2 Cor 11:14

Ephesians — 5×

Eph 5:8 Eph 5:9 Eph 5:13+ 2 more in Ephesians

Colossians — 1×

1 Thessalonians — 1×

1 Timothy — 1×

James — 1×

1 Peter — 1×

1 John — 6×

1 John 1:5 1 John 1:7 1 John 2:8 1 John 2:9 1 John 2:10+ 1 more in 1 John

Revelation — 3×

Rev 18:23 Rev 21:24 Rev 22:5

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.