What does ἀπαύγασμα (apaúgasma) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαύγασμα (apaúgasma): Light actively radiating outward from a source, not mere reflection but emanation of brightness itself
Greek · G541
ἀπαύγασμα
Radiance
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ἀπαύγασμα G541
Pronunciation apaúgasma
What does ἀπαύγασμα (apaúgasma) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαύγασμα (apaúgasma): Light actively radiating outward from a source, not mere reflection but emanation of brightness itself
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G541?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [the] radiance (1).
Where does ἀπαύγασμα (apaúgasma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 1:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [the] radiance 1× Hebrews 1:3
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First aligned row Hebrews 1:3
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀπαύγασμα 1x apaugasma Hebrews 1:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Hebrews 1:3
Evidence Summary
MessiahPresence
Greek word. Light actively radiating outward from a source, not mere reflection but emanation of brightness itself
Strong's G541
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hebrews 1:1-4 Source Gloss
radiance
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Light actively radiating outward from a source, not mere reflection but emanation of brightness itself
(αὐγή, brightness, whence ἀπαυγάζω, to radiate or reflect) [in LXX: Wis.7:26 * ;] of light beaming from a luminous body, radiance, effulgence: Heb.1:3.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 1:3 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
ἀπαύγασμα apaugasma
a light flashing forth, radiation, gleam
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Nominative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Heb 1:3 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
radiance, outshining
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
Supports full deity and the Son as the manifest display of God's glory, not a lesser reflected light. Mounce and Wuest help protect this from reductionist readings that weaken full deity. Hebrews 1:1-4
Canonical Themes
MessiahPresence
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