Lamp
λύχνοςStrong’s G3088luchnos
Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament
In short
Luchnos is the Greek word usually translated “lamp” and “lamps”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.
“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:”
Meaning
Usually translated “lamp” and “lamps”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lamp 6
- a lamp 4
- lamps 1
- to a lamp 1
- of lamp 1
- of a lamp 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 6
- Revelation 3
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- John 1
- 2 Peter 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:15Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
- Matthew 6:22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
- Mark 4:21And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
- Luke 8:16No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
- Luke 11:33No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
- Luke 11:34The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Greek dictionary
λύχνος luchnos · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lamp” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LAMP, noun
[Latin lampas; Gr. to shine; Heb.]
- A vessel for containing oil to be burned by means of a wick; or a light, a burning wick inserted in a vessel of oil.
- Figuratively, a light of any kind.
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.