Greek verb · G5461
φωτίζω
photizofo-tid'-zo
intrans.; Trans.
11 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: phōtízō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5461is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 10spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5461
to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: enlighten, illuminate, (bring to, give) light, make to see.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
photizo is rendered "intrans.; Trans.". It stands 11 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Three of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "intrans.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 11:36So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
Luke 11:36φωτίζῃ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's eleven uses are in Revelation.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: intrans., and Trans..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| intrans.to shine, give light (Arist., Plut., a1.): before ἐπί, Rev.22:5. | Tagged as
| WhereRevelation 22:5There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or… |
| Trans.__(a) to illumine | Tagged as
| WherePsalms 119:130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| φωτισμός | photismos | light | Uses2 |
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- φωτίσει2
- ἐφώτισεν1
- ἐφωτίσθη1
- πεφωτισμένους1
- φωτίζει1
- φωτίζῃ1
- φωτίσαι1
- φωτίσαντος1
- φωτισθέντας1
- φωτισθέντες1
The grammar of each form
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-FAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-AAN
- verb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1V-AAP-GSM
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-API-3S
- verb · aorist passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-APP-APM
- verb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-APP-NPM
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-PAS-3S
- verb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-RPP-APM
Luke
one use
So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
- φωτίζῃphotizeverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may light
John
one use
The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
- φωτίζειphotizeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: enlightens
1 Corinthians
one use
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
- φωτίσειphotiseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will bring to light
Ephesians
two uses
I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
- πεφωτισμένουςpephotismenousverb · perfect passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: enlightened
and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
- φωτίσαιphotisaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to enlighten
2 Timothy
one use
And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
- φωτίσαντοςphotisantosverb · aorist active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: having brought to light
Hebrews
two uses
It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
- φωτισθένταςphotisthentasverb · aorist passive, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: having been enlightened
Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.
- φωτισθέντεςphotisthentesverb · aorist passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having been enlightened
Revelation
three uses
After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
- ἐφωτίσθηephotistheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was illuminated
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- ἐφώτισενephotisenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: enlightened
There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
- φωτίσειphotiseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will enlighten
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.