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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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φωτίζω

Strong’s: G5461

Associated OET lemmas: φωτίζω

Notes: All of these meanings involve a shift from the sensory domain of seeing, causing to see, or giving light to, to the cognitive domain of making something fully known, evident, and clear.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: φαίνω

Sense 1: to illuminate, to shine upon

Semantic entry: 14.39

Semantic domains: Physical Events and States

Subdomains: Light

Definition: to cause light to shine upon some object, in the sense of illuminating it

Notes: Expressions involving the causing of light to shine upon an object often involve explicit causative elements, for example, ‘to cause light to shine upon’ or ‘to cause to shine’ or ‘to cause to be bright’ or ‘to cause to be in the light.’

LUK 11:36: RV LUK 11:36 · LV LUK 11:36 · Read together LUK 11:36

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OET-RV LUK 11:36

36 Therefore if your whole body is bright without any dark areas, it will be bright all over, like when a lamp shines on you to illuminate you.”

OET-LV LUK 11:36

36 Therefore if the whole body of_you is bright, not having any dark part, it_will_ all _be bright, as whenever the lamp may_be_illuminating you the with_shining.

CO1 4:5: RV CO1 4:5 · LV CO1 4:5 · Read together CO1 4:5

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OET-RV CO1 4:5

5 So don’t make judgements ahead of time, but wait until the master comes—the one who’ll bring to light what’s hidden in the darkness, and who will expose people’s true motives. At that time, God will praise each person who’s acted faithfully.

OET-LV CO1 4:5

5 So_that not before the_time anything be_judging, until wishfully may_come the master, who both will_be_illuminating the hidden things of_the darkness, and will_be_revealing the counsels of_the hearts, and then the praise will_be_becoming to_each from the god.
All 8 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 11:36 · LV LUK 11:36 · Read together LUK 11:36

CO1: RV CO1 4:5 · LV CO1 4:5 · Read together CO1 4:5

EPH: RV EPH 1:18 · LV EPH 1:18 · Read together EPH 1:18

HEB: RV HEB 6:4 · RV HEB 10:32 · LV HEB 6:4 · LV HEB 10:32 · Read together HEB 6:4 · Read together HEB 10:32

REV: RV REV 18:1 · RV REV 21:23 · RV REV 22:5 · LV REV 18:1 · LV REV 21:23 · LV REV 22:5 · Read together REV 18:1 · Read together REV 21:23 · Read together REV 22:5

Sense 2: to make known, to make plain, to reveal, to bring to the light, to disclose, revelation

Semantic entry: 28.36

Semantic domains: Know

Subdomains: Well Known, Clearly Shown, Revealed

Definition: to cause something to be fully known by revealing clearly and in some detail{N:001}

JHN 1:9: RV JHN 1:9 · LV JHN 1:9 · Read together JHN 1:9

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OET-RV JHN 1:9

9 The true light which enlightens every person was coming into the world.

OET-LV JHN 1:9

9 It_was the the true light, which is_enlightening every person, coming into the world.

CO1 4:5: RV CO1 4:5 · LV CO1 4:5 · Read together CO1 4:5

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OET-RV CO1 4:5

5 So don’t make judgements ahead of time, but wait until the master comes—the one who’ll bring to light what’s hidden in the darkness, and who will expose people’s true motives. At that time, God will praise each person who’s acted faithfully.

OET-LV CO1 4:5

5 So_that not before the_time anything be_judging, until wishfully may_come the master, who both will_be_illuminating the hidden things of_the darkness, and will_be_revealing the counsels of_the hearts, and then the praise will_be_becoming to_each from the god.
All 4 recorded passages for this sense

JHN: RV JHN 1:9 · LV JHN 1:9 · Read together JHN 1:9

CO1: RV CO1 4:5 · LV CO1 4:5 · Read together CO1 4:5

EPH: RV EPH 3:9 · LV EPH 3:9 · Read together EPH 3:9

TI2: RV TI2 1:10 · LV TI2 1:10 · Read together TI2 1:10