λάμπω
lámpō · G2989 · Greek · 7 occurrences
Meanings
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to shine, to give light, to bring light
To shine or to produce light, as in the case of heavenly bodies, lightning, candles, torches, etc
ExamplesMatthew 5:15 nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Matthew 5:16 “Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 17:2 And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.
How it’s used In 5 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
7 occurrences in 5 groups
- φῶςlight 3
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
- πρόσωπονface 1
- ἀστραπήlightning 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
4 occurrences in 6 groups
- ἐκfrom+ σκότοςdarkness 1
- ἔμπροσθενbefore, in front of+ ἄνθρωποςman, person, people 1
- ἐνin+ καρδίαheart 1
- ἐνin+ οἴκημαroom 1
- ἐνin+ πρόσωπονface 1
- πρόςto, toward, with+ φωτισμόςtruth 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὕτωso, thus, in this way 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔπωto say 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔπωto say 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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Semantic domains 1 entry
- To shine, to give light, to bring light14.37
- λάμπω describes the giving off of light. Matthew 5:16 has Jesus instructing His disciples, “Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven,” the λαμψάτω naming this shining forth of light that makes good works visible. Luke 17:24 similarly compares the Son of Man's coming to lightning that “flashes out of one part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky,” the λάμπει naming this sudden, encompassing brightness.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon future λαμψω (2 Cor 4:6 L text T Tr WH); 1 aorist ἐλαμψα; (from Homer down); to shine: Mt…
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
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