"light, splendor, radiance, Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24*"
Definition and meaning
light, splendor, radiance, Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24*
In the original Greek the word is written: φέγγος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of phengos (G5338) across the King James Bible.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
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Common questions
Strong's G5338 (phengos) is a Greek word that means: light, splendor, radiance, Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word phengos (G5338) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5338 is phengos, a Greek word defined as: light, splendor, radiance, Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
phengos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.