UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: light

Semantic entry: 14.36

Semantic domains: Physical Events and States

Subdomains: Light

Definition: light, in contrast with darkness (σκότος[a], σκοτία[a], 14.53: γνόφος / 14.53: σκοτία / 14.53: σκότος), usually in relationship to some source of light such as the sun, moon, fire, lamp, etc.{N:001}

Notes: Terms for ‘light’ often differ on the basis of whether there is a specific source of light, for example, a fire, lamps, sun, moon, etc., or whether the light is simply generalized, in the sense of daylight apart from the actual shining of the sun (for example, as in the interior of a room). Some languages also make distinctions between terms for light depending on whether the light comes from a fire or lamp or from a heavenly body.|In a number of languages there is no noun for ‘light,’ but only verbs are employed, since the fact of light is spoken of as something which happens and is hence regarded as an event.