Photismos denotes illumination in passages contrasting blinded unbelief with knowledge of God's glory.

The two occurrences present illumination in a contrast between minds prevented from seeing and God’s shining in hearts for knowledge of his glory.

1. Illumination enabling sight and knowledge · dominant

   Both occurrences use the accusative singular form in clauses about seeing or receiving illumination: in 2 Corinthians 4:4 the APB renders minds being blinded so that they might not see “the light of the gospel,” while in 2 Corinthians 4:6 it renders God shining in hearts “to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God.”

   2 Corinthians 4:42 Corinthians 4:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with “the light of the gospel” in 2 Corinthians 4:4 and “the light of the knowledge of the glory of God” in 2 Corinthians 4:6. These phrases indicate the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English rendering of the term.