Strong's Lexicon
G3088 — λύχνος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3088 |
|---|---|
| Word: | λύχνος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from the base of G3022 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 14 |
| Transliteration: | luchnos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | lookh'-nos |
| Meaning: | 1. a portable lamp or other illuminator {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | candle, light |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λύχνος, λύχνου, ὁ, the Sept. for ðÅø (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)): Mat 5:15; Mar 4:21; (Luk 11:36); ; Rev 22:5; φῶς λύχνου, Rev 18:23; opposed to φῶς ἡλίου, Rev 22:5 L T Tr WH; ά῾πτειν λύχνον ((Luk 8:16; Luk 11:33; Luk 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, Mat 6:22; Luk 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, 2Pe 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, Joh 5:35; Christ, who will hereafter illumine his followers, the citizens of the heavenly kingdom, with his own glory, Rev 21:23.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
λύχνος (candle)
Matthew 5:15
- KJV: Neither light a candle and put it under a bushel but on a candlestick and it giveth light unto all that are in the house
- GK: ουδέ καίουσι λύχνον και τιθέασιν αυτόν υπό τον μόδιον αλλ΄ επί την λυχνίαν και λάμπει πάσι τοις εν τη οικία
Matthew 6:22
- KJV: The light of the body is the eye if therefore thine eye be single thy whole body shall be full of light
- GK: ο λύχνος του σώματός εστιν ο οφθαλμός εάν ουν ο οφθαλμός σου απλούς η όλον το σώμά σου φωτεινόν έσται
Mark 4:21
- KJV: And he said unto them Is a candle brought to be put under bushel or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick
- GK: και έλεγεν αυτοίς μήτι ο λύχνος έρχεται ίνα υπό τον μόδιον τεθή η υπό την κλίνην ουχ ίνα επί την λυχνίαν επιτεθή
Luke 8:16
- KJV: No man when he hath lighted a candle covereth it with a vessel or putteth under a bed but setteth on a candlestick that they which enter in may see the light
- GK: ουδείς δε λύχνον άψας καλύπτει αυτόν σκεύει η υποκάτω κλίνης τίθησιν αλλ΄ επί λυχνίας επιτίθησιν ίνα οι εισπορευόμενοι βλέπωσι το φως
Luke 11:33
- KJV: No man when he hath lighted a candle putteth in a secret place neither under a bushel but on a candlestick that they which come in may see the light
- GK: ουδείς δε λύχνον άψας εις κρυπτόν τίθησιν ουδέ υπό τον μόδιον αλλ΄ επί την λυχνίαν ίνα οι εισπορευόμενοι το φέγγος βλέπωσιν
Luke 11:34
- KJV: The light of the body is the eye therefore when thine eye is single thy whole body also is full of light but when is evil thy body also full of darkness
- GK: ο λύχνος του σώματός εστιν ο οφθαλμός όταν ούν ο οφθαλμός σου απλούς η και όλον το σώμά σου φωτεινόν εστιν επάν δε πονηρός η και το σώμά σου σκοτεινόν
Luke 11:36
- KJV: If thy whole body therefore full of light having no part dark the whole shall be full of light as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light
- GK: ει ούν το σώμά σου όλον φωτεινόν μη έχον τι μέρος σκοτεινόν έσται φωτεινόν όλον ως όταν ο λύχνος τη αστραπή φωτίζη σε
Luke 12:35
- KJV: Let your loins be girded about and lights burning
- GK: έστωσαν υμών αι οσφύες περιεζωσμέναι και οι λύχνοι καιόμενοι
Luke 15:8
- KJV: Either what woman having ten pieces of silver if she lose one piece doth not light a candle and sweep the house and seek diligently till she find
- GK: η τις γυνή δραχμάς έχουσα δέκα εάν απολέση δραχμήν μίαν ουχί άπτει λύχνον και σαροί την οικίαν και ζητεί επιμελώς έως ότου εύρη
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