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In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe believers as sources of spiritual light in a dark world. The word emphasizes the role of Christians in reflecting the light of Christ and illuminating the truth of the Gospel.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, light was a powerful symbol of knowledge, purity, and divine presence. The Greeks and Romans often associated light with the divine, and luminaries such as the sun and stars were seen as manifestations of divine order and guidance. In Jewish thought, light was similarly symbolic of God's presence and truth, as seen in the menorah of the Temple and the prophetic imagery of light overcoming darkness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5457.htm">phós</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a luminary, light<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>brilliance (1), lights (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 5458: φωστήρ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φωστήρ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φωστηρος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">φῶς</span>, <span class="greek2">φώσκω</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">that which gives light, an illuminator</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">luminar</span>): of the stars (luminaries), <a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a> (Wis. 13:2; Sir. 43:7; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-14.htm">Genesis 1:14, 16</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Heliodorus</span> 2, 24; (<span class="abbreviation">Anthol.</span> Pal. 15, 17; of sun and moon, <span class="abbreviation">Test xii. Patr.</span> test. Levi 14); ecclesiastical writings.) <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">light, brightness</span>: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-11.htm">Revelation 21:11</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Anthol.</span> 11, 359) (others refer this to 1; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § xlvi.).<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>light. <p>From <a href="/greek/5457.htm">phos</a>; an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy -- light. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5457.htm">phos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φωστηρ φωστήρ φωστὴρ φωστήρα φωστήρας φωστηρες φωστήρες φωστῆρες phoster phostḕr phōstēr phōstḕr phosteres phostêres phōstēres phōstē̂res<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/philippians/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 2:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φαίνεσθε ὡς <b>φωστῆρες</b> ἐν κόσμῳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you appear <span class="itali">as lights</span> in the world,<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye shine as <span class="itali">lights</span> in the world;<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you appear as <span class="itali">lights</span> in [the] world<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/21-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 21:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεοῦ ὁ <b>φωστὴρ</b> αὐτῆς ὅμοιος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of God. <span class="itali">Her brilliance</span> was like<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and her <span class="itali">light</span> [was] like unto a stone<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of God the <span class="itali">radiance</span> of it [was] like<p><b><a href="/greek/5458.htm">Strong's Greek 5458</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5458.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/pho_ste_r_5458.htm">φωστὴρ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pho_ste_res_5458.htm">φωστῆρες — 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'; 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