Lexical Summary phōstēr: a luminary, light Original Word: φωστήρTransliteration: phōstēr Phonetic Spelling: (foce-tare') Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a luminary, light Meaning: a luminary, light Strong's Concordance light. From phos; an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy -- light. see GREEK phos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5458: φωστήρφωστήρ, φωστηρος, ὁ (φῶς, φώσκω); 1. that which gives light, an illuminator (Vulg.luminar): of the stars (luminaries), Philippians 2:15 (Wis. 13:2; Sir. 43:7; Genesis 1:14, 16; Heliodorus 2, 24; (Anthol. Pal. 15, 17; of sun and moon, Test xii. Patr. test. Levi 14); ecclesiastical writings.) 2. light, brightness: Revelation 21:11 (Anthol. 11, 359) (others refer this to 1; cf. Trench, § xlvi.). |
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