What does φῶς · ἐν mean in the Bible?
φῶς · ἐν is a Greek phrase meaning "the light that is in you".
Greek · G5457, G1722
τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ
Light · "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
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φῶς G5457 light
Pronunciation phōs
Spiritual truth and divine revelation revealing God's character and transforming human understanding.
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ἐν G1722 "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
Pronunciation en
Denotes location, state, means, or mystical union; especially "in Christ" expressing the believer's spiritual position.
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What does τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ (to phōs to en soi) mean in the Bible?
φῶς · ἐν is a Greek phrase meaning "the light that is in you".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5457, G1722?
G5457, G1722 is connected to 72 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the light that is in you
Source Gloss
the light that is in you
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 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 6 Aligned forms 72 Case pattern Nominative (25) Number pattern Singular (70)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 4:16 · Matt 5:14 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 17:2 · Luke 11:35 · John 1:4 · John 1:5 · John 1:8 · John 1:9 · John 3:19 · John 8:12 · John 9:5 · John 11:10 · John 12:35 · John 12:46 25×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Luke 16:8 · John 1:7 · John 1:8 · John 12:36 · Acts 22:11 · Rom 13:12 · 2 Cor 11:14 · Eph 5:8 · Eph 5:9 · Eph 5:13 · 1 Thess 5:5 · Rev 21:24 · Rev 22:5 13×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Jas 1:17 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:27 · Luke 12:3 · John 5:35 · 2 Cor 6:14 · Col 1:12 · 1 John 1:7 · 1 John 2:9 · 1 John 2:10 9×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 4:16 · Mark 14:54 · Luke 2:32 · Luke 8:16 · Luke 22:56 · John 3:19 · John 3:20 · John 3:21 · John 8:12 · John 11:9 · John 12:35 · John 12:36 · Acts 13:47 · Acts 22:6 · Acts 22:9 · Acts 26:13 23×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 16:29 1×
Word Origins
τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ is built from these roots:
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