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φῶς
FOHS
light
noun, n., 3rd declension
Appears 73× in the Greek New Testament — common.

In the New Testament

Photography, phosphorus, photon — all about light. John 1:5: "the φῶς shines in the darkness."

Memory Hook

FOHS — PHOTon, PHOSphorus — all about LIGHT — φῶς.

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