Window
λαμπάςStrong’s G2985lampas
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Lampas is the Greek word usually translated “lamps”, “torches” and “torch”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.”
Meaning
Usually translated “lamps”, “torches” and “torch”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lamps 7
- torches 1
- a torch 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- Revelation 2
- John 1
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:3They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
- Matthew 25:4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
- Matthew 25:7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
- Matthew 25:8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
- John 18:3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
- Acts 20:8And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
Greek dictionary
λαμπάς lampas · window
λαμπάς, -άδος, ἡ (λάμπω), [in LXX for לַפִּיד ;] a torch (frequently fed, like a lamp, with oil): Mat.25:1 ff., Jhn.18:3, Act.20:8, Rev.4:5 8:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “window” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WINDOW, noun
[ G. The vulgar pronunciation is windor, as if from the Welsh gwyntdor, wind-door.]
- An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light, and of air when necessary.
- An aperture or opening.“A window shalt thou make to the ark” Genesis 6:16
- The frame or other thing that covers the aperture.
- An aperture; or rather the clouds or water-spouts.“The windows of heaven were opened” Genesis 7:11
All definitions and other forms of “window”
- Lattice or casement; or the network of wire used before the invention of glass. Judges 5:28
- Lines crossing each other.
WINDOW, verb transitive
- To furnish with windows.
- To place at a window [Unusual.]
- To break into openings. [Unusual.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.