φωτίζωphōtízō

to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively)

Greek (New Testament) · G5461

Meanings

1. intransitive, to shine, give light: followed by ἐπί, Revelation 22:5.

2. Trans.

(a) to illumine, enlighten: with accusative, Luke 11:36, Revelation 21:23; passive, Revelation 18:1. Metaph., of spiritual enlightenment (Psalms 119:130, Sirach 45:17, and elsewhere): John 1:9, Ephesians 1:18, Ephesians 3:9, R, text, Hebrews 6:4, Hebrews 10:32

(b) to bring to light, make known: 1 Corinthians 4:5, Ephesians 3:9, R, margin, 2 Timothy 1:10.

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

Luke 11:36 If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.”
John 1:9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
1 Corinthians 4:5 So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.
Ephesians 1:18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
Ephesians 3:9 I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
2 Timothy 1:10 And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News.

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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.