φωτίζω
(< φῶς) [in LXX for אוֹר hi, ירה hi., etc.;]
1. intrans., to shine, give light (Arist., Plut., a1.): seq. ἐπί, Re 22:5.
2. Trans.
(a) to illumine, enlighten (Diod., Plut., al.): c. acc., Lk 11:36, Re 21:23; pass., Re 18:1. Metaph., of spiritual enlightenment (Ps 118 (119):130, Si 45:17, al.): Jo 1:9, Eph 1:183:9, R, txt., He 6:410:32;
(b) to bring to light, make known (Polyb.): I Co 4:5, Eph 3:9, R, mg., II Ti 1:10 (cf. Kennedy, Sources, 107 f.).†