by Dr. Ethelbert William Bullinger
(Dr. E.W. Bullinger was born on December 15, 1837, in Canterbury, England. He was a direct descendant of the great Swiss Reformer Johann Heinrich Bullinger, a covenant theologian, who succeeded Zwingli in Zurich in December of 1531. Bullinger was educated at King's College, London. He was a recognized scholar in the field of biblical languages. The Archbishop of Canterbury granted him an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 1881 in recognition of his biblical scholarship.)
The Companion Bible
Appendixes to The Companion Bible
The Synononymous Words For "Light". Etc
1. phos = light (underived and absolute); the opp. of darkness. Used therefore specially of God (John 1:4, 5; 8:12. 1John 1:5, &c.).
2. phoster = a light, or light-giver, used of star light, and light holders or bearers. (Cp. Gen. 1:14, 16).
3. photismos = a lighting, illumination, shining.
4. luchnos = a portable hand lamp fed by oil, burning for a time and then going out. See John 5:35, where luchnos is used of John the Baptist in contrast with No. 1 (phos), which is used of Christ (John 8:12, &c.).
5. luchnia = a lampstand.
6. lampas = a torch (Judg. 7:16, 20) fed with oil from a small vessel (the angeion of Matt. 25:4) constructed for the purpose.
7. phengos = light (No. 1) in its effulgence, used of moonlight, except in Luke 11:33 where it is used of lamplight. Occurs elsewhere only in Matt. 24:29 and Mark 13:24.
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