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Lexicon :: Strong's G3088 - lychnos

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λύχνος
Transliteration
lychnos (Key)
Pronunciation
lookh'-nos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of λευκός (G3022)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:324,542

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

Strong’s Definitions

λύχνος lýchnos, lookh'-nos; from the base of G3022; a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively):—candle, light.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G3088 in the following manner: candle (8x), light (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G3088 in the following manner: candle (8x), light (6x).

  1. a lamp, candle, that is placed on a stand or candlestick

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λύχνος lýchnos, lookh'-nos; from the base of G3022; a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively):—candle, light.
STRONGS G3088:
λύχνος, λύχνου, ὁ, the Sept. for נֵר (from Homer down); a lamp, candle (?), that is placed on a stand or candlestick (Latincandelabrum) (cf. Trench, N. T. Synonyms, § xlvi.; Becker, Charicles, Sc. ix. (English translation, p. 156 n. 5)): Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; (Luke 11:36); Luke 12:35; Revelation 22:5; φῶς λύχνου, Revelation 18:23; opposed to φῶς ἡλίου, Revelation 22:5 L T Tr WH; ά῾πτειν λύχνον ((Luke 8:16; Luke 11:33; Luke 15:8), see ἅπτω, 1). To a lamp are likened — the eye, ὁ λύχνος τοῦ σώματος, i. e. which shows the body which way to move and turn, Matthew 6:22; Luke 11:34; the prophecies of the O. T., inasmuch as they afforded at least some knowledge relative to the glorious return of Jesus from heaven down even to the time when by the Holy Spirit that same light, like the day and the daystar, shone upon the hearts of men, the light by which the prophets themselves had been enlightened and which was necessary to the full perception of the true meaning of their prophecies, 2 Peter 1:19; to the brightness of a lamp that cheers the beholders a teacher is compared, whom even those rejoiced in who were unwilling to comply with his demands, John 5:35; Christ, who will hereafter illumine his followers, the citizens of the heavenly kingdom, with his own glory, Revelation 21:23.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:15; 6:22
Mark
4:21
Luke
8:16; 11:33; 11:34; 11:36; 12:35; 15:8
John
5:35
2 Peter
1:19
Revelation
18:23; 21:23; 22:5; 22:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3088 matches the Greek λύχνος (lychnos),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:15 - nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:22 -

“The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God’s precepts].

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:21 -

He said to them, “A lamp is not brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not [brought in] to be put on the lampstand?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:16 -

“Now no one lights a lamp and then covers it with a container [to hide it], or puts it under a bed; instead, he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:33 -

“No one lights a lamp and then puts it in a cellar nor under a basket [hiding the light], but [instead it is put] on the lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:34 - “The eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive, focused on God], your whole body also is full of light [benefiting from God’s precepts]. But when it is bad [spiritually blind], your body also is full of darkness [devoid of God’s word].

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:36 - “So if your whole body is illuminated, with no dark part, it will be entirely bright [with light], as when the lamp gives you light with its bright rays.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:35 -

“Be dressed and ready for active service, and keep your lamps continuously burning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:8 -

“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins [each one equal to a day’s wages] and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:35 - “John was the lamp that kept on burning and shining [to show you the way], and you were willing for a while to rejoice in his light.

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So we have the prophetic word made more certain. You do well to pay [close] attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and light breaks through the gloom and the [fn]morning star arises in your hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:23 - “And never again will the light of a lamp shine in you, and never again will the voice of the bridegroom and bride be heard in you; for your merchants were the great and prominent men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived and misled by your sorcery [your magic spells and poisonous charm].

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the glory (splendor, radiance) of God has illumined it, and the Lamb is its lamp and light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - And there will no longer be night; they have no need for lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign [as kings] forever and ever.
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