Quick Definition
φωτίζω v. I illuminate, bring to light
Strong's Definition
from 5457; to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: enlighten, illuminate, (bring to, give) light, make to see
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | φαίνω
14.39 · Physical Events and States · Light
to illuminate, to shine upon to cause light to shine upon some object, in the sense of illuminating it Expressions involving the causing of light to shine upon an object often involve explicit causative elements, for example, ‘to cause light to shine upon’ or ‘to cause to shine’ or ‘to cause to be bright’ or ‘to cause to be in the light.’
LUK 11:36 · 1CO 4:5 · EPH 1:18 · HEB 6:4 · HEB 10:32 · REV 18:1 · REV 21:23 · REV 22:5
1 All of these meanings involve a shift from the sensory domain of seeing, causing to see, or giving light to, to the cognitive domain of making something fully known, evident, and clear.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
φωτίζω : fut. φωτίσω (Rev. xxii.5 L WH; 1Co. iv. 5), Attic φωτιῶ (Rev. xxii. 5 GT Tr); 1 aor. eparica; pf. pass. ptep. πεφωτισμένος ; 1 aor. pass. ἐφωτίσθην ; ib intrans. to give light, to shine, (Aristot., Theophr., Plut., al.; Sept. for "ἴδ, Num. viii. 2, etc.): ἐπί τινα, Rev. xxii. 5 (Rom. WH br. ἐπί]. 2. trans. a. prop. to enlighten, light up, illumine: τινέ, Lk. xi. 36; τὴν πόλιν, Rey. xxi. 23 (ἀκτῖσι τὸν κόσμον, of the sun, Diod. 3, 48, Sept. for 183); ἡ γῆ ἐφωτίσθη ἐκ τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ, [A.V was lightened] shone with his glory, Rev. xviii. 1. b. to bring to light, iangh evident: τὰ κρυπτὰ τοῦ σκότους, 1 Co. iv. 5; [Eph. iii. 9 ace. to the reading of Τ L br. WH tat. (but see c.)], (ri af αἵρεσίν τινος, the preference, opinion, of one, Polyb. 23, 3,10; τὴν ἀλήθειαν, Epict. diss. 1, 4, 31; πεφωτισμένων τῶν πραγμάτων ὑπὸ τῆς ἀληθείας, Leian. cal. non tem. ered. 32); te cause something to exist and thus to come to light and become clear to all: ζωὴν κ. ἀφθαρσίαν διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, Opp. to καταργῆσαι τὸν θάνατον, 2 Tim. ἱ. 10. c. by ause only bibl. and eccles. to enlighten spiritually, imbue with saving knowledge: twa, Jn.i.9; with a saving knowledge of the gospel: hence φωτισθέντες of those who have been made Christians, Heb. vi. 4; x. 32; foll. by an indir. quest. Eph. iii. 9 [see Ὁ. above], (Sir. xlv. 17; for 1x7, Ps. exviii. (exix.) 130; for 77/n, to instruct, inform, teach, Judg. xiii. 8 Alex.; 2 K. xii. 2; φωτιοῦσιν αὐτοὺς τὸ κρίμα τοῦ θεοῦ τῆς γῆς, 2 K. xvii. 27 [ef. 28; al.]); to give understanding to: πεφωτισμένοι τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς καρδίας [ Rec. διανοίας, as respects the eyes of your soul, Eph. i. 18 [Β. § 145, 6]; [(cf. Sir. xxxi. (xxxiv.) 20, etc.) ].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
φωτίζω phōtizō 11x
to light, give light to, illuminate, shine upon, Lk. 11:36; Rev. 18:1; 21:23; met. to enlighten spiritually, Jn. 1:9; Eph. 1:18; 3:9; Heb. 6:4; 10:32; to reveal, to bring to light, make known, 1 Cor. 4:5; 2 Tim. 1:10; intrans. shine, Rev. 22:5*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
φωτίζω
(< φῶς) [in LXX for אוֹר hi, ירה hi., etc. ;]
intrans., to shine, give light (Arist., Plut., a1.): seq. ἐπί, Re 22:5.
Trans.
to illumine, enlighten (Diod., Plut., al.): c. acc., Lk 11:36, Re 21:23; pass., Re 18:1. Metaph., of spiritual enlightenment (Ps 118 (119):130, Si 45:17, al.): Jo 1:9, Eph 1:18 3:9, R, txt., He 6:4 10:32;
to bring to light, make known (Polyb.): I Co 4:5, Eph 3:9, R, mg., II Ti 1:10 (cf. Kennedy, Sources, 107 f.).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
φωτίζω. For the literal sense ‘‘ enlighten,” ‘‘illumine,” as in Lk 1135, cf, Wiinsch 4 p. 16% (iii/a.D.) ὁρκίζω σε τὸν θεὸν τὸν φωτίζοντα καὶ σκοτίζοντα τὸν κόσμον. The metaph. usage ‘‘bring to light,” ‘‘make known,” as in 2 Tim τοῦ
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
φωτίζω (phōtizō) — to illuminate. φωτίζω, future φωτίσω [NT]:—I. absolutely, shine, give light, ὁ ἄνθραξ [οὐ δύναται] φωτίζειν ὥσπερ ἡ φλόξ [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. transitive, illuminate, ὁ ἥλιος φ. τὸν κόσμον [Refs 1st c.BC+] —passive, τὸ φωτιζόμενον, opposed to τὸ φωτίζον,[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of a planet, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
II.2. bring to light, make known, τὴν ἑκατέρων αἵρεσιν [NT+2nd c.BC+]:—passive, γράμματα ἑαλωκότα καὶ πεφωτισμένα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.3. enlighten, instruct, teach, φ. τινάς, πῶς.. [LXX+NT]
II.4. illuminate with spiritual light, ὁ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πεφωτισμένος [Refs]
II.4. b in a special sense, baptize, in passive, [NT]
II.5. throw light upon, illustrate, of commentators, Ὅμηρον [Refs 3rd c.AD+]