λύχνος luchnos · G3088
lamp
λύχνος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX for נִיר (Exo.25:37), al.) ; ] ; a lamp (portable, and usually set on a stand, λυχνία): Mat.5:15, Luk.11:36; ἔρχεται ὁ λ., Mrk.4:21; λ. ἅπτειν Luk.8:16 11:33 15:8; φῶς λύχνου, Rev.18:23; id. opposite to φ.ἡλίου, Rev.22:5; metaphorically, of the eye, Mat.6:22 Luk.11:34; of John the Baptist, Jhn.5:35; of the Lamb, Rev.21:23; of prophecy, 2Pe.1:19; of spiritual readiness, pl., λύχνοι (as always in LXX; frequently in Att.. λύχνα), Luk.12:35.†; SYN.: λαμπάς, q.v (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
λύχνος, ὁ, ; plural λύχνοι []. (fragment λυκ-sno-, compare Λύκη):—portable light, lamp, χρύσεος λ. []; λύχνα καίειν, ἀνάπτειν, light lamps, []; λύχνους ἅπτειν to have an illumination, []; λ. ἀπεσβήκει had been put out, []; περὶ λύχνων ἁφάς about lamp-lighting time, i. e. towards nightfall, []; πάννυχος λ. παρακαίεται lamps are kept burning all night, []; ἔλαιον ἡμῖν οὐκ ἔνεστ᾽ ἐν τῷ λύχνῳ []; compare κεράτινος. ; 2 in plural, οἱ λύχνοι or τὰ λύχνα the lamp-market, οὑκ τῶν λ. []; II a fish, []; …
Where it's used 14 times
Matthew 5:15 · Matthew 6:22 · Mark 4:21 · Luke 8:16 · Luke 11:33 · Luke 11:34 · Luke 11:36 · Luke 12:35 · Luke 15:8 · John 5:35 · 2 Peter 1:19 · Revelation 18:23 · Revelation 21:23 · Revelation 22:5
Source: TBESG G3088; TFLSJ G3088
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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