Word Summary
phōteinos: bright, light
Original Word: φωτεινόςTransliteration: phōteinos
Phonetic Spelling: (fo-ti-nos')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: bright, light
Meaning: bright, light
Strong's Concordance
bright, full of light.
From phos; lustrous, i.e. Transparent or well-illuminated (figuratively) -- bright, full of light.
see GREEK phos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5460: φωτεινόςφωτεινός (
WH φωτινος, see Iota),
φωτεινή,
φωτεινόν (
φῶς),
light, i. e. composed of light, of a bright character:
νεφέλη,
Matthew 17:5 (not Griesbach);
οἱ ὀφθαλμοί κυρίου μυριοπλασίως ἡλίου φωτεινότεροι, Sir. 23:19.
full of light, well lighted, opposed to
σκοτεινός,
Matthew 6:22;
Luke 11:34, 36, (
τά σκοτεινά καί τά φωτεινα σώματα,
Xenophon, mem. 3, 10, 1).