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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 - Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:22 - “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[fn] your whole body will be full of light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:21 - He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:16 - “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:33 - “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:34 - Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,[fn] your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,[fn] your body also is full of darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:36 - Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:35 - “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:8 - “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[fn] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, 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 a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:19 - We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:23 - The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again. Your merchants were the world’s important people. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
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