λύχνος
lýchnos
“a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)”
14 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
a light, lamp, candle, etc., Mt. 5:15; Mk. 4:21; met. a lamp, as a figure of a distinguished teacher, Jn. 5:35
Translated in KJV as
candlelight
Etymology
from the base of G3022 (λευκός);
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