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λύχνος

luchnoslampHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine14 occurrences6 books14 verses

Definition

λύχνος, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX for נִיר (Exodus 25:37), al.) ;]

a lamp (portable, and usually set on a stand, λυχνία): Matthew 5:15, Luke 11:36; ἔρχεται ὁ λ., Mark 4:21; λ. ἅπτειν Luke 8:16; 11:33; 15:8; φῶς λύχνου, Revelation 18:23; id. opposite to φ.ἡλίου, Revelation 22:5; metaphorically, of the eye, Matthew 6:22, Luke 11:34; of John the Baptist, John 5:35; of the Lamb, Revelation 21:23; of prophecy, 2 Peter 1:19; of spiritual readiness, pl., λύχνοι (as always in LXX; frequently in Att.. λύχνα), Luke 12:35.

Synonyms: λαμπάς, q.v

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as λύχνος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Matthew 5:15λύχνον · a lamp
    Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
  2. Matthew 6:22λύχνος · lamp
    The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
  3. Mark 4:21λύχνος · lamp
    Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
  4. Luke 8:16λύχνον · a lamp
    No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
  5. Luke 11:33λύχνον · a lamp
    No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
  6. Luke 11:34λύχνος · lamp
    Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
  7. Luke 11:36λύχνος · a lamp
    So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
  8. Luke 12:35λύχνοι · lamps
    Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
  9. Luke 15:8λύχνον · a lamp
    Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
  10. John 5:35λύχνος · lamp
    John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
  11. 2 Peter 1:19λύχνῳ · to a lamp
    We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
  12. Revelation 18:23λύχνου · of a lamp
    The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
  13. Revelation 21:23λύχνος · lamp
    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
  14. Revelation 22:5λύχνου · of a lamp
    There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.