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Strong's #5461 - φωτίζω
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φωτίζω,
fut. φωτίσω 1 Corinthians 4:5 : —
I. abs., shine, give light, ὁ ἄνθραξ [οὐ δύναται] φωτίζειν ὥσπερ ἡ φλόξ Thphr. Ign. 30, cf. Nic. Fr. 74.66.
II trans., illuminate, ὁ ἥλιος φ. τὸν κόσμον D.S. 3.48, cf. Plu. 2.931b (Pass.): — Pass., τὸ φωτιζόμενον, opp. τὸ φωτίζον, ib.936b: opp. σκοτίζομαι, ib.1120e, cf. Luc. Luct. 2, Plot. 2.3.5; of a planet, Cat.Cod.Astr. 11(2).110; πεφωτισμέναι ἡμέραι Orph. Fr. 272.
2. bring to light, make known, τὴν ἑκατέρων αἵρεσιν Plb. 22.5.10, cf. 28.13.10; τὰ κρυπτὰ τοῦ σκότους 1 Corinthians 1:1-31.c., cf. 2 Timothy 1:10 : — Pass., γράμματα ἑαλωκότα καὶ πεφωτισμένα Plb. 30.8.1; φωτισθέντος τοῦ θανάτου Id. 15.25.8.
3. enlighten, instruct, teach, φ. τινάς, πῶς.. LXX 2 Kings 17:28; φ. πάντας, τίς ἡ οἰκονομία Ephesians 3:9.
4. illuminate with spiritual light, ὁ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πεφωτισμένος Corp.Herm. 9.3, cf. 13.18 (Pass.). in a special sense, baptize, in Pass., Hebrews 6:4; Hebrews 10:32.
5. throw light upon, illustrate, of commentators, Ὅμηρον D.L. 1.57.
φωτίζω
(< φῶς ),
[in LXX for H215 hi, H3384 hi., etc.;]
1. intrans., to shine, give light (Arist., Plut., a1.): seq. ἐπί , Revelation 22:5.
2. Trans.
(a) to illumine, enlighten (Diod., Plut., al.): c. acc, Luke 11:36, Revelation 21:23; pass., Revelation 18:1. Metaph., of spiritual enlightenment (Psalms 119:130, Sirach 45:17, al.): John 1:9, Ephesians 1:18; Ephesians 3:9, R, txt., Hebrews 6:4; Hebrews 10:32;
(b) to bring to light, make known (Polyb.): 1 Corinthians 4:5, Ephesians 3:9, R, mg., 2 Timothy 1:10 (cf. Kennedy, Sources, 107 f.).†
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For this word in its widest sense of the ";terrestrial region,"; cf. P Leid G.14 (B.C. 181–143) ( = I : p. 42) κυριείαν τῶν [ὑ ]πὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν χωρῶ [ν. In P Cairo Zen III. 59451.4 (iii/B.C.) it refers to exemption from compulsory labour κατὰ τὴν χώραν, ";throughout the country"; or ";district,"; and for a similar geographical sense we may refer to P Oxy IV. 709.8 (c. A.D. 50) τοὺς δὲ λοιποὺς τῆς κάτωι χώρας ν ̣[ομοὺς ] εἰς Ἀλεξανδρείαν, with reference to the Delta, and ib. X. 1274.8 (iii/A.D.) βασιλικῇ γραμματείᾳ Ἀλεξανδρέων χώρας,"; basilico-grammateus of the territory of the Alexandrians."; Note also the compd. in P Oxy VI. 936.5 (iii/A.D.) τὸ προσκύνημά σου ποιῶ παρὰ τοῖς ἐπιχωρίοις θεοῖς, ";I perform the act of worship on your behalf to the gods of the country"; (Edd.), a son to his father.
The thought of the ";country"; as opposed to the town (cf. Luk. 21:21, Joh. 4:35, Jas. 5:4) is seen in P Tebt II. 416.11 (iii/A.D.) μὴ οὖν ἀκούσῃς ἀνθ ̣ρ ̣ώπων ὅτι μέλλω μένιν ἐνθάδε, ἐν τ ̣[ά ]χ ̣ι παραγείνομε πρ [ὸ ]̣ς ̣σ ̣ε, εἰς τὴν χώραν, ";do not therefore listen to people who say that I intend to remain here (in Alexandria) : I am coming speedily into the country to you"; (Edd.).
For the metaph. sense ";place,"; ";position,"; which does not occur in the NT, it is sufficient to cite P Oxy XII.1406.9 (A.D. 213–217) α ̣̓[παλλά ]ξεται καὶ εἰς ἄτιμον χώραν [καταστή ?]σεται, ";he shall be deprived of his rank and set in a position of dishonour"; (Edd.), ib. VI. 900.8 (A.D. 322) τοὺς ἐξ ἔθους ταύτην τὴν χώραν ἀποπληροῦντας, ";those who customarily discharge such services"; (Edd.), ib. XIV. 1626.9 (A.D. 325) χώραν μίαν ῥαβδούχου, ";the single post of ῥαβδοῦχος,"; ib. VIII. 1134.8 (A.D. 421) ἀποπληρῶν χώραν προνοητοῦ, ";discharging the function of an agent"; (Ed.).
MGr χώρα : see K. Dieterich in Rhein. Museum N.F. lix. (1904), p. 226 ff.
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