"bright" (from phos, "light"), is said of a cloud, Matthew 17:5; metaphorically of the body, Matthew 6:22 , "full of light;" Luke 11:34,36 . See LIGHT.
"shining, brilliant, bright," is used of the clothing of an angel, Acts 10:30; Revelation 15:6; symbolically, of the clothing of the saints in glory, Revelation 19:8 , RV, in the best texts (AV, "white"); of Christ as the Morning Star, Revelation 22:16; of the water of life, Revelation 22:1 , AV, "clear." See CLEAR , GAY , GOODLY , GORGEOUS , WHITE.
Luke 16:19"brightness," akin to A, No. 2, above, is found in Acts 26:13 .
"a shining forth" (apo, "from," auge, "brightness"), of a light coming from a luminous body, is said of Christ in Hebrews 1:3 , AV, "brightness," RV, "effulgence," i.e., shining forth (a more probable meaning than reflected brightness).
2—Thessalonians 2:8APPEARING.
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