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φωστήρ

MainId: 005345000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: φ

StrongCodes: G5458

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 005345001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: φωστήρ
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ῆρος
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'φαίνω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 005345001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 1.27
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Geographical Objects and Features
  LEXSubDomains: Heavenly Bodies
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-05-30 15:35:32
    DefinitionShort: any light-producing object in the sky, such as the sun, moon, and other planets and stars
    Glosses: ['light', 'luminary', 'star']
    Comments: Though φωστήρ[a] may refer to any light-producing object, it is used especially of the heavenly bodies and more specifically of stars, as in {S:05000201500036}, the one NT context in which φωστήρ[a] occurs. A focal component of this meaning is the light-giving characteristic.
  LEXReferences: PHP 2:15
2. LEXID: 005345001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 14.49
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Physical Events and States
  LEXSubDomains: Light
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-05-30 15:35:32
    DefinitionShort: the state of brightness or shining
    Glosses: ['brightness', 'shining', 'radiance']
    Comments: In a number of languages a clear distinction is made between some object which is bright in and of itself (that is to say, the source of brightness or radiance) and objects which are bright because they reflect light from some source. In the case of {S:04001700500010} (which is generally regarded as a reference to the Shekinah presence of God), the cloud would not be merely reflecting light but would be a source of light (see {D:14.50}).
  LEXReferences: REV 21:11