Dawn

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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]

A — 1: Αὐγάζω (Strong'S #826 — Verb — augazo — ow-gad'-zo )

"to shine," is used metaphorically of the light of dawn, in  2—Corinthians 4:4 (some texts have kataugazo). Cp. auge, "brightness or break of day,"   Acts 20:11 . The word formerly meant "to see clearly," and it is possible that this meaning was continued in general usage.

A — 2: Διαυγάζω (Strong'S #1306 — Verb — diaugazo — dee-ow-gad'-zo )

signifies "to shine through" (dia, "through," auge, "brightness"); it describes the breaking of daylight upon the darkness of night, metaphorically, in  2—Peter 1:19 , of the shining of spiritual light into the heart. A probable reference is to the Day to be ushered in at the Second Coming of Christ: "until the Day gleam through the present darkness, and the Light-bringer dawn in your hearts."

 Revelation 21:21

A — 3: Ἐπιφώσκω (Strong'S #2020 — Verb — epiphosko — ep-ee-foce'-ko )

"to grow light" (epi, "upon," phos, "light"), in the sense of shining upon, is used in  Matthew 28:1; in  Luke 23:54 , "drew on" (of the Sabbath-day); RV, marg., "began to dawn." See Draw.

B — 1: Ὄρθρος (Strong'S #3722 — Noun Masculine — orthros — or'-thros )

"daybreak," denotes "at early dawn,"  Luke 24:1 (RV), "early in the morning" (AV);   John 8:2 (AV and RV); in   Acts 5:21 , RV, "about daybreak," for AV, "early in the morning."

 Luke 24:22 Revelation 22:16 Luke 21:38

Webster's Dictionary [2]

(1): ( v. i.) To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

(2): ( n.) The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise.

(3): ( v. i.) To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.

(4): ( n.) First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise.

Holman Bible Dictionary [3]

 Job 3:9  Joshua 6:15 Judges 19:26 Matthew 28:1 Acts 27:33 Matthew 4:16  Isaiah 9:2-3

King James Dictionary [4]

DAWN,

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]

נֶשֶׁ Š , Ne'Sheph , the Breathing or breeze of the cooler part of the day; prop. the Evening "Twilight " (as usually rendered), hence the Morning twilight or "dawning" ( Job 7:4;  Psalms 119:147 : "twilight,"  1 Samuel 30:17;  2 Kings 7:5;  2 Kings 7:7); poet. עִפְעִפִּיַם , Aphappa'Yim , Eye - Lids (as elsewhere rendered) of the morn, i.e. day-break ( Job 3:9); also פָּנָה , to Turn , spoken of the change of darkness into light ( Judges 19:26); and עָלָה , to Ascend , of the lifting of night's shades ( Joshua 6:15). In Greek Ἐπιφώσκω , to Grow Light ( Matthew 28:1; hence also of the approaching Sabbath,  Luke 23:54); and Διαυγάζω , to Become Lustrous , as through a crevice ( 2 Peter 1:19). (See Day).

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