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brı̄t´nes: Used by the King James Version in for “effulgence of his glory,†as in the Revised Version (British and American) and the American Standard Revised Version. The Greek apauÌgasma may mean either “reflection†or “radiation.†Patristic usage favors the latter; compare The Wisdom of Solomon 7:26; also the Nicene Creed: “Light of Light,†i.e. the Son not only manifests the Father, but is of the same substance. “What emanates from light, must have the nature of light†(Delitzsch).