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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:15 - No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:21 - Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:16 - “No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:33 - “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket.[fn] Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:2 - There were two rooms in that Tabernacle.[fn] In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room was called the Holy Place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:12 - When I turned to see who was speaking to me, I saw seven gold lampstands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:13 - And standing in the middle of the lampstands was someone like the Son of Man.[fn] He was wearing a long robe with a gold sash across his chest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:20 - This is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands: The seven stars are the angels[fn] of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:1 - “Write this letter to the angel[fn] of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:5 - Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:4 - These two prophets are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of all the earth.
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