"a cause of light, illuminator; a light, luminary, star, Phil. 2:15; radiance, or, luminary, Rev. 21:11*"
Definition and meaning
a cause of light, illuminator; a light, luminary, star, Phil. 2:15; radiance, or, luminary, Rev. 21:11*
In the original Greek the word is written: φωστήρ
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of phoster (G5458) across the King James Bible.
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
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Common questions
Strong's G5458 (phoster) is a Greek word that means: a cause of light, illuminator; a light, luminary, star, Phil. 2:15; radiance, or, luminary, Rev. 21:11* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word phoster (G5458) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5458 is phoster, a Greek word defined as: a cause of light, illuminator; a light, luminary, star, Phil. 2:15; radiance, or, luminary, Rev. 21:11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
phoster is a Greek word found in the New Testament.