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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5459. φωσφόρος (phósphoros) -- Light-bringer, Morning Star</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5459.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/romans/15-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5459.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5459</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5458.htm" title="5458">◄</a> 5459. phósphoros <a href="../greek/5460.htm" title="5460">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">phósphoros: Light-bringer, Morning Star</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φωσφόρος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>phósphoros<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>foce'-for-os<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(foce-for'-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Light-bringer, Morning Star<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(lit: light-bearing), radiant, the morning-star.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from φῶς (phōs, meaning "light") and φέρω (pherō, meaning "to bring" or "to carry").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H3556 (כּוֹכָב, kokab):</b> Star<p> - <b>H215 (אוֹר, or):</b> Light<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "phósphoros" is used to describe something that brings or bears light. In the New Testament, it is metaphorically used to refer to the "morning star," symbolizing the dawn of a new day or the arrival of enlightenment and hope. It conveys the idea of illumination and guidance, often associated with Christ as the bringer of spiritual light.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the term "phósphoros" was often associated with the planet Venus when it appeared as the morning star. This imagery was common in both Greek and Roman mythology, where celestial bodies were personified as deities or symbols of divine presence. In the biblical context, the use of "phósphoros" aligns with the Jewish and early Christian understanding of light as a symbol of divine truth and revelation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5457.htm">phós</a> and <a href="/greek/5342.htm">pheró</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>light-bringing, the morning star<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>morning star (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5459: φωσφόρος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φωσφόρος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φωσφορον</span> (<span class="greek2">φῶς</span> and <span class="greek2">φέρω</span>), <span class="accented">light-bringing, giving light</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others); as a substantive, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">φωσφόρος</span> (Latin<span class="latin">Lucifer</span>), the planet Venus, the morning-star, <span class="accented">day-star</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Tim. Locr., p. 96 e.; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others): <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-19.htm">2 Peter 1:19</a>, on the meaning of this passage, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">λύχνος</span></span>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a morning star<p>From <a href="/greek/5457.htm">phos</a> and <a href="/greek/5342.htm">phero</a>; light-bearing ("phosphorus"), i.e. (specially), the morning-star (figuratively) -- day star. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5457.htm">phos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5342.htm">phero</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φωσφορος φωσφόρος phosphoros phosphóros phōsphoros phōsphóros<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_peter/1-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 1:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διαυγάσῃ καὶ <b>φωσφόρος</b> ἀνατείλῃ ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> dawns <span class="itali">and the morning star</span> arises<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> dawn, and <span class="itali">the day star</span> arise in<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> should dawn and <span class="itali">[the] morning star</span> should arise in<p><b><a href="/greek/5459.htm">Strong's Greek 5459</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5459.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/pho_sphoros_5459.htm">φωσφόρος — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5458.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5458"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5458" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5460.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5460"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5460" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>