Quick Definition
φωτισμός, οῦ, ὁ n.m. light, luster, illumination
Strong's Definition
from 5461; illumination (figuratively)
KJV Usage: light
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -οῦ | φαίνω
72.3 · True, False · True, False
truth, revealed truth (a figurative extension of meaning of φωτισμός ‘light,’ not occurring in the NT) that which has been revealed as true
28.36 · Know · Well Known, Clearly Shown, Revealed
to make known, to make plain, to reveal, to bring to the light, to disclose, revelation to cause something to be fully known by revealing clearly and in some detail
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
φωτισμός, -οῦ, 6, (φωτίζω) ; a. the act of enlightening, illumination : πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως, i. 4. πρὸς τὸ φωτίζειν τὴν γνῶσιν, that by teaching we may bring to light ete. 2 Co. iv. 6 (on which pass. see πρόσωπον, 1 a. sub fin. p. 551
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
φωτισμός phōtismos 2x
illumination; a shining forth, bringing to light, enlightenment, 2 Cor. 4:4, 6*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
φωτισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(φωτίζω) [in LXX: Jb 3:9, Ps 26 (27):1 43 (44):3 77 (78):14 138 (139):11 (אוֹר), Ps 89:8 (מָאוֹר) * ;]
illumination, light: metaph., I Co 4:4, 6.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
φωτισμός OT (Pss 18(19)8, 26(27)}) makes it unnecessary with Reitzenstein (He/len. Mysterien Religionen® p. 142 ff.) to look for an explanation of the metaphor in Hellenistic Mystery-Religion. See further Kennedy S¢. Paul and the Mystery Religions, p. 197f. For the application to “baptism” in ecclesiastical usage, see Justin M. Afo/. 61E ὃ φωτιζόμενος λούεται, 65C εὐχὰς ποιησάμενοι ὑπὲρ τοῦ φωτισθέντος. x
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
φωτισμός (phōtismos) — light. φωτ-ισμός, ὁ, illumination, light, Diocl(?).cited in [Refs 1st c.AD+]
2. metaphorically, light, Κύριος φ. μου [LXX+NT]