Strong’s G2985 · Greek

λαμπάς
lampás

Definition

a "lamp" or flambeau

Etymology

from G2989 (λάμπω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • lamp
  • light
  • torch

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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