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φῶς

Transliteration: phos · noun

72x in NTFirst: Matt 4:16
Meaninglight, a source of light
Part of speechnoun
Frequency72x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsφῶς, φωτί, φωτὶ, φωτὸς, φωτός, φῶτα, φώτων
Example versesMatt 4:16 · Matt 5:14 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 10:27
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What kind of word is φῶς?

φῶς (phos) is a noun that occurs 72 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “light, a source of light” and first appears in Matt 4:16.

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