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Lexicon :: Strong's G2985 - lampas

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λαμπάς
Transliteration
lampas (Key)
Pronunciation
lam-pas'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:16,497

Trench's Synonyms: xlvi. φῶς, φέγγος, φωστήρ, λύχνος, λαμπάς.

Strong’s Definitions

λαμπάς lampás, lam-pas'; from G2989; a "lamp" or flambeau:—lamp, light, torch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G2985 in the following manner: lamp (7x), torch (1x), light (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G2985 in the following manner: lamp (7x), torch (1x), light (1x).

  1. a torch

  2. a lamp, the flame of which is fed with oil

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λαμπάς lampás, lam-pas'; from G2989; a "lamp" or flambeau:—lamp, light, torch.
STRONGS G2985:
λαμπάς, λαμπάδος, ἡ (λάμπω, cf. our lamp) (from Aeschylus and Thucydides down), the Sept. for לַפִּיד;
1. a torch: Revelation 4:5 (where A. V. lamps); Revelation 8:10.
2. a lamp, the flame of which is fed with oil: Matthew 25:1, 3f, 7; John 18:3; Acts 20:8. (Cf. Trench, Synonyms, § xlvi.; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii. 455ff; Becker, Charicles, Sc. ix. (English translation, p. 163).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
25:1; 25:3; 25:7
John
18:3
Acts
20:8
Revelation
4:5; 8:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2985 matches the Greek λαμπάς (lampas),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:1 - tunc simile erit regnum caelorum decem virginibus quae accipientes lampadas suas exierunt obviam sponso et sponsae

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:3 - sed quinque fatuae acceptis lampadibus non sumpserunt oleum secum

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:4 - prudentes vero acceperunt oleum in vasis suis cum lampadibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:7 - tunc surrexerunt omnes virgines illae et ornaverunt lampades suas

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:8 - fatuae autem sapientibus dixerunt date nobis de oleo vestro quia lampades nostrae extinguntur

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:3 - Iudas ergo cum accepisset cohortem et a pontificibus et Pharisaeis ministros venit illuc cum lanternis et facibus et armis

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:8 - erant autem lampades copiosae in cenaculo ubi eramus congregati

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:5 - et de throno procedunt fulgura et voces et tonitrua et septem lampades ardentes ante thronum quae sunt septem spiritus Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:10 - et tertius angelus tuba cecinit et cecidit de caelo stella magna ardens tamquam facula et cecidit in tertiam partem fluminum et in fontes aquarum
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