Word study · Greek
phōs
light
Say it: FOCE (approximate)
φῶς
What it means
Light, and by extension what makes things visible and what exposes. In John, light and darkness are central: the Word is the light of men (1:4-9), Jesus says "I am the light of the world" (8:12), and those who do evil hate the light (3:19-21).
Range of meaning
- LightIllumination.
- RevelationWhat shows the truth.
In John
- Chapter 1
"The light shines in the darkness" (1:4-9).
- Chapter 8
"I am the light of the world" (8:12).
- Chapter 9
"I am the light of the world" (9:5).
Every verse (16)
- 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
Verses where G5457 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources