Enlighten
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
from phos, "light," (a), used intransitively, signifies "to give light, shine," Revelation 22:5; (b), used transitively, "to enlighten, illumine," is rendered "enlighten" in Ephesians 1:18 , metaphorically of spiritual "englightenment;" so John 1:9 , i.e., "lighting every man" (by reason of His coming); Ephesians 3:9 , "to make (all men) see" (RV marg., "to bring to light"); Hebrews 6:4 , "were enlightened;" Hebrews 10:32 , RV, "enlightened," AV, "illuminated." See Illuminated , Light. Cp. photismos, "light," and photeinos, "full of light."
King James Dictionary [2]
ENLI'GHTEN, enli'tn. from light.
1. To make light to shed light on to supply with light to illuminate as, the sun enlightens the earth.
His lightnings enlightened the world. Psalms 97
2. To quicken in the faculty of vision to enable to see more clearly.
Jonathan's--eyes were enlightened. 1 Samuel 14 .
3. To give light to to give clearer views to illuminate to instruct to enable to see or comprehend truth as, to enlighten the mind or understanding. 4. To illuminate with divine knowledge, or a knowledge of the truth.
Those who were once enlightened. Hebrews 6
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( v. t.) To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
(2): ( v. t.) To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten the mind or understanding.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
en - lı̄t ´' n :
(1) אור , 'ōr , "illumination" in every sense, used in the ordinary sense of giving natural light ( Psalm 97:4 the King James Version; see also Ezra 9:8 ) or as a sign of health and vigor ( 1 Samuel 14:27 , 1 Samuel 14:29 ). "His eyes were enlightened," literally, "became bright." He had become weary and faint with the day's exertions and anxieties, and now recovers (see Job 33:30 and compare Psalm 13:3 ). Thus in sickness and grief, the eyes are dull and heavy; dying eyes are glazed; but health and joy render them bright and sparkling, as with a light from within.
(2) In Psalm 18:28 the King James Version, The word נגהּ , nāghah , figuratively describes the believer's deliverance from the gloom of adversity and the restoration of joy in the knowledge of God.
Psalm 19:8 Ephesians 1:18φωτίζω phōtı́zō Hebrews 6:4 Hebrews 10:32 Psalm 119:130 2 Timothy 3:15 2 Peter 1:19 1 Corinthians 2:15
