φέγγος, εος, τό,
light, splendour, lustre, τῆλε δὲ φ. ἀπὸ χροὸς ἀθανάτοιο λάμπε θεᾶς h.Cer. 278; τὸ φ. τῆς χρόας Duris 14 J.; τὸ φ. τῆς δόξης Κυρίου LXX [Eze 10:4]; φ. ἀστραπῆς ὅπλων ib. [Hab 3:11]: freq. like cross φάος, of daylight, either abs. or with some word added, φ. ἡλίου A. Pers. 377, S. Tr. 606, etc.; τὸ φ. τοῦ θεοῦ E. Alc. 722; without the Art., φ. εἰσορᾶν θεοῦ Id. Or. 1025, cf. S. Aj. 673; ὦ φέγγος ib. 859, E. El. 866; ὦ φ. ἡμέρας A. Ag. 1577; δεκάτῳ φέγγει ἔτους in the tenth year, ib. 504. moonlight, X. Cyn. 5.4; νυκτερινὰ φέγγη, opp. ἡμερινὸν φῶς, Pl. R. 508c; ἐὰν τὸ φ. ἐκλείψῃ Cat.Cod.Astr. 4.172, cf. Nonn. D. 38.255; φῶς ἡμέρας, φέγγος σελήνης Hsch. s.v. cross φέγγος; τὸ φ. [τοῦ γάλακτος ], of the milky way, Arist. Mete. 346a26. of men, φ. ἰδεῖν, προσιδεῖν, to see the light, come into the world, ἐπεὶ πάμπρωτον εἶδον φ. Pi. P. 4.111; ἀελίου προσιδεῖν φ. B. 5.162; λιπεῖν φ. E. Or. 954; ὄλωλα, φ. οὐκέτ’ ἔστι μοι S. Tr. 1144. day, τριταῖον ἤδη φ. E. Hec. 32, cf. Sosiph. 3.1; μοιρίδιον φ. = cross μ. ἦμαρ, E. Eleg. 2.
2. the light of torches or fire, φ. λαμπάδων A. Eu. 1022; πυρός ib. 1029, Ch. 1037: a light, torch, Ar. Ra. 448, X. Smp. 1.9; pl. φέγγη torches or watch-fires, Aen.Tact. 10.26 (cj.), Plu. Cam. 25, etc.
3. the light of the eyes, φ. ὀμμάτων E. Hec. 368, 1035; ὄσσων Theoc. 24.75; τυφλὸν φ, i.e. blindness, E. Hec. 1068 (lyr.).
II light, as a metaph. for delight, glory, pride, joy, Pi. P. 8.97, N. 3.64, 4.13; τί γὰρ γυναικὶ τούτου φ. ἥδιον δρακεῖν, ἀπὸ στρατείας ἀνδρὶ σώσαντος θεοῦ πύλας ἀνοῖξαι; A. Ag. 602; of persons, Pi. N. 9.42; μέγα βροτοῖσι φ. Ἀσκληπιόν Ar. Pl. 640 (lyr.); Μουσέων φ. Ὅμηρον [Rev 7:6] (Antip. Sid.); ὦ ταῖς ἱεραῖς φ. Ἀθήναις Ar. Eq. 1319 (anap.); πλοῦτος.. ἀνδρὶ φ. Pi. O. 2.56; φ. ὀπώρας, of wine, Id. Fr. 153.
2. lustre, δικαιοσύνης καὶ σωφροσύνης Pl. Phdr. 250b; φ. ἐλέους LXX [3Ma 6:4]; τῆς ψυχῆς τὸ γάνωμα καὶ τὸ φ. Plu. 2.792a, etc.
G5338 — φέγγος
φέγγους, τό (akin to φαίνειν), from Aeschylus and Pindar down, light: of the moon, [Mat 24:29]; [Mar 13:24]; of a candle or lamp, [Luk 11:33] R G T Tr marginal reading (cf. ἀστραπή, [Luk 11:36]). ([Joe 2:10]; [Joe 3:15] (Joel 4:20>); [Eze 1:4], [Eze 1:13], [Eze 1:27]; [Hos 7:6].)
φέγγος , - ους , τό ,
[in LXX chiefly for H5051;]
light, brightness, usually c . gen . of something that shines or reflects: of the moon, [Mat 24:29], [Mar 13:24]; of a lamp, [Luk 11:33] ( WH , RV , φῶς ). †
SYN.: αὐγή G833, q.v.