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Lexicon :: Strong's G3087 - lychnia

Aa
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:15 - And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:21 - And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:16 - No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:33 - No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:2 - For the first Tent was made ready, having in it the vessels for the lights and the table and the ordering of the bread; and this is named the holy place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:12 - And turning to see the voice which said these words to me, I saw seven gold vessels with lights burning in them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:13 - And in the middle of them one like a son of man, clothed with a robe down to his feet, and with a band of gold round his breasts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:20 - The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:1 - To the angel of the church in Ephesus say: These things says he who has the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the middle of the seven gold lights:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:5 - So keep in mind where you were at first, and be changed in heart and do the first works; or I will come to you, and will take away your light from its place, if your hearts are not changed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:4 - These are the two olive-trees and the two lights, which are before the Lord of the earth.
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