φῶς

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning

1. Attic form of φᾰ́ος (phắos, “light”)
2. light
3. A noun representing the concept of light. This is the common Attic Greek form of the word for illumination.

Examples

Pronunciationpʰɔ̂ːs

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is the contracted Attic form of the earlier word phaos.

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