Greek · G5457, G3611, G676 · unreviewed

φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον

Light · to dwell · inaccessible

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φῶς G5457 light

Pronunciation phōs

Spiritual truth and divine revelation revealing God's character and transforming human understanding.

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οἰκέω G3611 to dwell

Pronunciation oikéō

To inhabit or settle permanently in a space, often metaphorically of spiritual indwelling or habitation.

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ἀπρόσιτος G676 inaccessible

Pronunciation aprósitos

Denotes absolute inaccessibility—something that cannot be approached or reached by any means.

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What does φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον (phōs oikōn aprositon) mean in the Bible?

φῶς · οἰκέω · ἀπρόσιτος is a Greek word meaning "dwelling in unapproachable light".

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Meaning

dwelling in unapproachable light

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 4:16 · Matt 5:14 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 17:2 · Luke 11:35 · John 1:4 · John 1:5 · John 1:8 · John 1:9 · John 3:19 · John 8:12 · John 9:5 · John 11:10 · John 12:35 · John 12:46 25×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Luke 16:8 · John 1:7 · John 1:8 · John 12:36 · Acts 22:11 · Rom 13:12 · 2 Cor 11:14 · Eph 5:8 · Eph 5:9 · Eph 5:13 · 1 Thess 5:5 · Rev 21:24 · Rev 22:5 13×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Jas 1:17 1×

Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:27 · Luke 12:3 · John 5:35 · 2 Cor 6:14 · Col 1:12 · 1 John 1:7 · 1 John 2:9 · 1 John 2:10 9×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 4:16 · Mark 14:54 · Luke 2:32 · Luke 8:16 · Luke 22:56 · John 3:19 · John 3:20 · John 3:21 · John 8:12 · John 11:9 · John 12:35 · John 12:36 · Acts 13:47 · Acts 22:6 · Acts 22:9 · Acts 26:13 23×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 16:29 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 4 infinitive 2 participle 3

Tense

present 9

Voice

active 9

Mood

indicative 4 participle 3 infinitive 2

NT Occurrences

Romans 7:17 οἰκοῦσα present active participle participle Romans 7:18 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Romans 7:20 οἰκοῦσα present active participle participle Romans 8:11 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing Romans 8:9 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 3:16 οἰκεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:12 οἰκεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 7:13 οἰκεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 6:16 οἰκῶν present active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Ephesians 5 — Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order John 1 — The Word Made Flesh, Witnessed, and Followed John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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