φέγγος
phengos · light, brightness
Greek word · Strong’s number G5338 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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phengos (φέγγος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “light, brightness”.
Light, radiance.
How to say it
phen·gos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The brightness given by the moon or a lamp.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 24:29
And at once after the affliction of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
- Mark 13:24
But in those days, after that affliction, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,
- Luke 11:33
No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under the basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.