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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 word meaning "bright cloud".

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Meaning

bright cloud
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×
25 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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