What does φῶς · οἰκέω · ἀπρόσιτος mean in the Bible?
φῶς · οἰκέω · ἀπρόσιτος is a Greek phrase meaning "dwelling in unapproachable light".
Greek · G5457, G3611, G676
φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον
Light · to dwell · inaccessible
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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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οἰκέω G3611 to dwell
Pronunciation oikéō
To inhabit or settle permanently in a space, often metaphorically of spiritual indwelling or habitation.
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ἀπρόσιτος G676 inaccessible
Pronunciation aprósitos
Denotes absolute inaccessibility—something that cannot be approached or reached by any means.
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What does φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον (phōs oikōn aprositon) mean in the Bible?
φῶς · οἰκέω · ἀπρόσιτος is a Greek phrase meaning "dwelling in unapproachable light".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5457, G3611, G676?
G5457, G3611, G676 is connected to 72 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. dwelling in unapproachable light
Source Gloss
dwelling in unapproachable light
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 9
Voice
active 9
Mood
indicative 4 participle 3 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Romans 7:17 οἰκοῦσα present active participle participle Romans 7:18 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Romans 7:20 οἰκοῦσα present active participle participle Romans 8:11 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Romans 8:9 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 3:16 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:12 οἰκεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 7:13 οἰκεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 6:16 οἰκῶν present active participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον 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