ἐκλάμπω
eklámpō · G1584 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to shine forth
To shine forth from a source (occurring only in Matthew 13:43 in a figurative context)
ExamplesMatthew 13:43 “Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH LIKE THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- δίκαιοςrighteous 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐνin+ βασιλείαkingdom, reign 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- τότεthen 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- στίλβω stílbō · G4744 · to glisten, to dazzle, to gleam
- στίλβω denotes shining or glistening with bright light (used of Christ's garments at the Transfiguration), expressing radiance or brilliance similar to the resplendent sense of ἐκλάμπω, though perhaps with more focus on surface gleam.
Contrasting words 1 word
- σκοτίζω skotízō · G4654 · to become dark, to be incapable of perceiving, to not be able to understand
- σκοτίζω denotes the opposite process of making or becoming dark, the direct lexical opposite of shining forth or being resplendent—where ἐκλάμπω describes the emission of light, σκοτίζω describes its removal or obscuration.
In the other Testament 2 words
- זָרַח zârach · H2224 · to rise, to break out
- זָרַח is the standard Hebrew verb for the shining forth of celestial bodies (sun, stars) and is a natural translation equivalent for ἐκλάμπω's sense of shining out or being resplendent, as both denote the emission or manifestation of light.
- יָפַע yâphaʻ · H3313 · to shine, to shine forth, to make shine
- יָפַע specifically denotes shining forth or beaming out, closely parallel to the ἐκ- prefixed sense in ἐκλάμπω of light shining out or becoming manifest, used of both literal and figurative radiance.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To shine forth14.38
- Used in Matthew 13:43, where the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father, at the conclusion of the parable of the wheat and the tares.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : future ἐκλαμψω; to shine forth: Mt 13:43; Dan 12:3 variant (Greek writings from…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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