Lexicon :: Strong's G5459 - phōsphoros

φωσφόρος
Transliteration
phōsphoros (Key)
Pronunciation
foce-for'-os
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:310,1293

Strong’s Definitions

φωσφόρος phōsphóros, foce-for'-os; from G5457 and G5342; light-bearing ("phosphorus"), i.e. (specially), the morning-star (figuratively):—day star.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G5459 in the following manner: day star (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G5459 in the following manner: day star (1x).

  1. light bringing, giving light

  2. the planet Venus, the morning star, day star

  3. metaph. Christ

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φωσφόρος phōsphóros, foce-for'-os; from G5457 and G5342; light-bearing ("phosphorus"), i.e. (specially), the morning-star (figuratively):—day star.
STRONGS G5459:
φωσφόρος, φωσφορον (φῶς and φέρω), light-bringing, giving light (Aristophanes, Euripides, Plato, Plutarch, others); as a substantive, ὁ φωσφόρος (LatinLucifer), the planet Venus, the morning-star, day-star (Plato, Tim. Locr., p. 96 e.; Plutarch, others): 2 Peter 1:19, on the meaning of this passage, see λύχνος.
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