Brightness
λαμπρότηςStrong’s G2987lamprotēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Lamprotēs is the Greek word usually translated “brightness”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.”
Meaning
Usually translated “brightness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- brightness 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
λαμπρότης lamprotēs · brightness
λαμπρότης, -ητος, ἡ [in LXX: Psa.110:3 (הָדָר), al. ;] brightness, brilliancy: τ. ἡλίου, Act.26:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “brightness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BRIGHTNESS, noun
briteness. Splendor; luster; glitter.
- Acuteness, applied to the faculties; sharpness of wit; as the brightness of a man's parts.
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.