φωτίζω

φωτίζω — phōtízō

φωτίζω; future φωτίσω (Rev 22:5 L WH; 1Co 4:5), Attic φωτιῶ (Rev 22:5 G T Tr); 1 aorist ἐφωτισα; perfect passive participle πεφωτισμενος; 1 aorist passive ἐφοτίσθην;

1. intransitive, to give light, to shine (Aristotle, Theophrastus, Plutarch, others; the Sept. for אור, Num 8:2, etc.): ἐπί τινα, Rev 22:5 (Rom. WH brackets ἐπί).

2. transitive,

a. properly, to enlighten, light up, illumine: τινα, Luk 11:36 : τήν πόλιν, Rev 21:23 (ἀκτισι τόν κόσμον, of the sun, Diodorus 3, 48; the Sept. for הֵאִיר); ἡ γῆ ἐφωτίσθη ἐκ τῆς δόξης (A. V. was lightened) shone with his glory, Rev 18:1.

b. to bring to light, render evident: τά κρυπτά τοῦ σκότους, 1Co 4:5; (Eph 3:9 according to the reading of T L brackets WH text (but see c.)) (τήν αἵρεσιν τίνος, the preference, opinion, of one, Polybius 23, 3, 10; τήν ἀλήθειαν, Epictetus diss. 1, 4, 31; πεφωτισμενων τῶν πραγματον ὑπό τῆς ἀληθείας, Lucian, cal. non tem. cred. 32); to cause something to exist and thus to come to light and become clear to all: ζωήν καί ἀφθαρσίαν διά τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, opposed to καταργῆσαι τόν θάνατον, 2Ti 1:10.

c. by a use only Biblical and ecclesiastical, to enlighten spiritually, imbue with saving knowledge: τινα, Joh 1:9; with a saving knowledge of the gospel: hence, φωτισθέντες of those who have been made Christians, Heb 6:4; Heb 10:32; followed by an indirect question Eph 3:9 (see b. above) (Sir 45:17; for הֵאִיר, Psalm 118:130 (; for הורָה, to instruct, inform, teach, Jdg 13:8, Alex.; 2Ki 12:2; φωτιοῦσιν αὐτούς τό κρίμα τοῦ Θεοῦ τῆς γῆς, 2Ki 17:27 (cf. 1 Kings 17:28; others)); to give understanding to: πεφωτίσμενοι τούς ὀφθαλμούς τῆς καρδίας (Rec. διανοίας), as respects the eyes of your soul, Eph 1:18 (Buttmann, § 145, 6); ((cf. Sir 31:20 (Sir 34:20), etc.)).