What does νεφέλη · φωτεινός mean in the Bible?
νεφέλη · φωτεινός is a Greek phrase meaning "bright cloud".
Greek · G3507, G5460
νεφέλη φωτεινὴ
Cloud · bright
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νεφέλη G3507 cloud
Pronunciation nephélē
A single, visible cloud (distinct from νέφος, an amorphous mass); often symbolizes divine presence or judgment.
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φωτεινός G5460 bright
Pronunciation phōteinós
Light-filled or radiant quality; contrasts with darkness (σκοτεινός) in describing both literal and spiritual illumination.
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What does νεφέλη φωτεινὴ (nephelē phōteinē) mean in the Bible?
νεφέλη · φωτεινός is a Greek phrase meaning "bright cloud".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3507, G5460?
G3507, G5460 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. bright cloud
Source Gloss
bright cloud
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 25 Case pattern Genitive (9) Number pattern Singular (18)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 17:5 · Mark 9:7 · Luke 9:34 · Acts 1:9 · Rev 14:14 5×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Jude 1:12 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 17:5 · Mark 9:7 · Luke 9:35 · Rev 14:15 · Rev 14:16 5×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 24:30 · Matt 26:64 · Mark 14:62 · Rev 1:7 4×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 21:27 · 1 Cor 10:2 · Rev 11:12 3×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Mark 13:26 · 1 Thess 4:17 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 9:34 · Luke 12:54 · 1 Cor 10:1 · Rev 10:1 · Rev 14:14 5×
Word Origins
νεφέλη φωτεινὴ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain