λαμπρός
lamprós · G2986 · Greek · 9 occurrences
Meanings
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bright, shining, radiant
Pertaining to being bright or shining, either of a source or of an object which is illuminated by a source
ExamplesActs 10:30 Cornelius said, “Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining clothing,
James 2:2 For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and is dressed in bright clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in,
James 2:3 and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the bright clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,”
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bright, sparkling
Pertaining to being clear and also bright
ExamplesRevelation 22:1 And he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb,
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splendid, glamorous
Pertaining to being brilliant or splendid, though with the possible implication of ostentatious or superficial
ExamplesLuke 23:11 And Herod, together with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, dressing Him in a brightly shining robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.
James 2:2 For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and is dressed in bright clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in,
James 2:3 and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the bright clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,”
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀπόλλυμιto destroy, to perish, to lose 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 2 words
- φωτεινός phōteinós · G5460 · full of light, well lighted, bright
- λαμπρός and φωτεινός are two distinct adjectives of brightness with a genuine, specific distinction: λαμπρός denotes radiant visual splendor — external brilliance, applied to garments or cities — while φωτεινός denotes light-permeation, being full of light or well lit. This is a real contrast in how each realizes brightness — one emphasizing outward radiance, the other internal light-filledness — within a shared core meaning of brightness.
- λευκός leukós · G3022 · white, light color, bright
- Both terms describe brightness, but λευκός specifically denotes white color or pallor, while λαμπρός emphasizes radiance, brilliance, or splendor in appearance. They overlap in contexts describing luminous or shining things but are not fully interchangeable across their respective ranges.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Bright, shining, radiant14.50
- λαμπρός describes something bright or shining. Luke 23:11 recounts that Herod and his soldiers, mocking Jesus, sent Him back to Pilate “dressing Him in a brightly shining robe,” the λαμπρὰν naming this garment's mock-royal brightness.
- Splendid, glamorous79.20
- The same word can also describe clothing or appearance marked by splendor and glamour. James 2:2 warns against favoring “a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and is dressed in bright clothes,” the λαμπρᾷ naming this outwardly splendid attire James contrasts with a poor man's dirty clothes.
- Bright, sparkling79.25
- λαμπρός can further describe something sparkling or clear in appearance. Revelation 22:1 describes the angel showing John “a river of the water of life, clear as crystal,” the λαμπρὸν naming this crystal-clear brightness of the river.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon λαμπρά, λαμπρόν (λάμπω); a. shining; brilliant: ἀστήρ, Rev 22:16 (Homer, Iliad 4, 77,…
a. shining; brilliant: ἀστήρ, Rev 22:16 (Homer, Iliad 4, 77, etc.); clear, transparent, Rev 22:1.
b. splendid, magnificent (A. V. gorgeous, bright (see below)): ἐσθής, Lk 23:11; Acts 10:30; Jas 2:2f; λίνον (L Tr WH λίθον), Rev 15:6; βύσσινος, ; neuter plural splendid ((R. V. sumptuous)) things, i. e. elegancies or luxuries in dress and style, Rev 18:14. The word is sometimes used of brilliant and glistening whiteness (hence, λαμπρά τηβεννα, toga candida, Polybius 10, 4, 8; 10, 5, 1); accordingly the Vulg. in Acts 10:30; Jas 2:2; Rev 15:6 renders it bycandidas; and some interpreters, following the Vulg. (indutum vestc alba), understand 'white apparel' to be spoken of in Lk 23:11 (A. V. gorgeous; (see above)); cf. Keim, iii., p. 380 note (English translation, vi. 104).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
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
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