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Lexicon :: Strong's G3087 - lychnia

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λυχνία
Transliteration
lychnia (Key)
Pronunciation
lookh-nee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:324,542

Strong’s Definitions

λυχνία lychnía, lookh-nee'-ah; from G3088; a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively):—candlestick.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G3087 in the following manner: candlestick (12x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G3087 in the following manner: candlestick (12x).

  1. a (candlestick) lamp stand, candelabrum

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λυχνία lychnía, lookh-nee'-ah; from G3088; a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively):—candlestick.
STRONGS G3087:
λυχνία, λυχνίας, ἡ, a later Greek word for the earlier λυχνίον, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 313f; (Wetstein (1752) on Matthew 5:15; Winers Grammar, 24); the Sept. for מְנורָה; a (candlestick) lampstand, candelabrum: Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; (Luke 11:33); Hebrews 9:2; the two eminent prophets who will precede Christ's return from heaven in glory are likened to 'candlesticks,' Revelation 11:4 (Buttmann, 81 (70); Winer's Grammar, 536 (499)); to the seven 'candlesticks' (Exodus 25:37 (A. V. lamps; cf. B. D. (especially the American edition), under the word )) also the seven more conspicuous churches of Asia are compared in Revelation 1:12f, 20; Revelation 2:1; κινεῖν τήν λυχνίαν τίνος (ἐκκλησίας) ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῆς, to move a church out of the place which it has hitherto held among the churches; to take it out of the number of churches, remove it altogether, Revelation 2:5.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
25:37
Matthew
5:15; 5:15
Mark
4:21
Luke
8:16; 11:33
Hebrews
9:2
Revelation
1:12; 1:20; 2:1; 2:5; 11:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3087 matches the Greek λυχνία (lychnia),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:15 - Ni se enciende una luz y se pone debajo de un almud, sino sobre el candelero, y alumbra a todos los que están en casa.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:21 - También les dijo: ¿Acaso se trae la luz para ponerla debajo del almud, o debajo de la cama? ¿No es para ponerla en el candelero?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luc 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuc 8:16 - Nadie que enciende una luz la cubre con una vasija, ni la pone debajo de la cama, sino que la pone en un candelero para que los que entran vean la luz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luc 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuc 11:33 - Nadie pone en oculto la luz encendida, ni debajo del almud, sino en el candelero, para que los que entran vean la luz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:2 - Porque el tabernáculo estaba dispuesto así: en la primera parte, llamada el Lugar Santo, estaban el candelabro, la mesa y los panes de la proposición.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 1:12 - Y me volví para ver la voz que hablaba conmigo; y vuelto, vi siete candeleros de oro,

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 1:13 - y en medio de los siete candeleros, a uno semejante al Hijo del Hombre, vestido de una ropa que llegaba hasta los pies, y ceñido por el pecho con un cinto de oro.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 1:20 - El misterio de las siete estrellas que has visto en mi diestra, y de los siete candeleros de oro: las siete estrellas son los ángeles de las siete iglesias, y los siete candeleros que has visto, son las siete iglesias.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 2:1 - Escribe al ángel de la iglesia en Efeso: El que tiene las siete estrellas en su diestra, el que anda en medio de los siete candeleros de oro, dice esto:

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 2:5 - Recuerda, por tanto, de dónde has caído, y arrepiéntete, y haz las primeras obras; pues si no, vendré pronto a ti, y quitaré tu candelero de su lugar, si no te hubieres arrepentido.

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Unchecked Copy Box Apoc 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxApoc 11:4 - Estos testigos son los dos olivos, y los dos candeleros que están en pie delante del Dios de la tierra.
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