Phosphoros denotes the light-associated morning star that rises in the hearts in 2 Peter 1:19.

The single attested use identifies a light-associated figure as the morning star rising in hearts, within the verse's imagery of a lamp shining in a dingy place.

1. Morning star rising in hearts · dominant

   In 2 Peter 1:19, the nominative singular masculine adjective occurs in the clause where the morning star rises in hearts; the APB renders the surrounding imagery as a lamp shining “in a dingy place” until “the morning star rises in your hearts.”

   2 Peter 1:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 1:19, the APB presents the clause with “the morning star rises in your hearts.” This wording confirms the verse's imagery without isolating every contribution of the Greek adjective.