λύχνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for נִיר (Exo.25:37), al.) ;] a lamp (portable, and usually set on a stand, λυχνία): Mat.5:15, Luk.11:36; ἔρχεται ὁ λ., Mrk.4:21; λ. ἅπτειν Luk.8:16 11:33 15:8; φῶς λύχνου, Rev.18:23; id. opposite to φ.ἡλίου, Rev.22:5; metaphorically, of the eye, Mat.6:22 Luk.11:34; of John the Baptist, Jhn.5:35; of the Lamb, Rev.21:23; of prophecy, 2Pe.1:19; of spiritual readiness, pl., λύχνοι (as always in LXX; frequently in Att.. λύχνα), Luk.12:35.† SYN.: λαμπάς, q.v (AS)
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G3088 — λύχνος
luchnos · lamp · Greek
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Matthew 5:15 · λύχνονNeither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.Matthew 6:22 · λύχνοςThe light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.Mark 4:21 · λύχνοςAnd he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?Luke 8:16 · λύχνονNo man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth [it] under a bed; but setteth [it] on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.Luke 11:33 · λύχνονNo man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth [it] in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.Luke 11:34 · λύχνοςThe light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when [thine eye] is evil, thy body also [is] full of darkness.Luke 11:36 · λύχνοςIf thy whole body therefore [be] 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.Luke 12:35 · λύχνοιLet your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning;Luke 15:8 · λύχνονEither 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 [it]?John 5:35 · λύχνοςHe was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.2 Peter 1:19 · λύχνῳWe have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:Revelation 18:23 · λύχνουAnd the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.Revelation 21:23 · λύχνοςAnd the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.Revelation 22:5 · λύχνουAnd there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.