Strong's Greek #827 - αὐγή, ῆς, ἡ augé (brightness)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance break of day. Of uncertain derivation; a ray of light, i.e. (by implication) radiance, dawn -- break of day. Thayer's Greek LexiconStrong's 827: αὐγήαὐγή, αὐγῆς, ἡ, brightness, radiance (cf. German Auge (eye), of which the tragic poets sometimes use αὐγή, see Pape (or Liddell and Scott; cf. Latinlumina)), especially of the sun; hence, ἡλίου is often added (Homer and following), daylight; hence, ἄχρις (ἄχρι T Tr WH) αὐγῆς even till break of day, Acts 20:11 (Polyaen. 4, 18, p. 386 κατά τήν πρώτην αὐγήν τῆς ἡμέρας). (Synonym: see φέγγος, at the end.)Englishman's Concordance (References) |