verb
lampamō
Strong’sG2989
I shine
stem lamp-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
λάμπω,
[in LXX for נגהּ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2989 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlam'-po
to beam, i.e. radiate brilliancy (literally or figuratively)
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesgive light, shine.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 8th c.BC+; Ionic dialectIterat. λάμπεσκεν Refs 5th c.BC+: future -ψω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἔλαμψα Refs 5th c.BC+perfect λέλαμπα (in present sense) Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, Refsimperfect ἐλαμπόμην, Epic dialect λαμπ-, Refs 8th c.BC+: future λάμψομαι (ἐλλ-) Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, future λαμφθήσομαι (ἐλλ-) Refs 3rd c.AD+: aorist ἐλάμφθην Refs 1st c.AD+ (περι-): from these late forms of passive must be distinguished the similar Ionic dialect forms of λαμβάνω:—give light, shine, of the gleam of arms, τῆλε δὲ χαλκὸς λάμφ᾽ ὥς τε στεροπή Refs 8th c.BC+; λάμπε δὲ χαλκῷ, of Hector,Refs 5th c.BC+; of the eyes, ὀφθαλμὼ δ᾽ ἄρα οἱ πυρὶ λάμπετον Refs 8th c.BC+; of the sun, Refs 6th c.BC+; of fire, Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, κόρυθος -ομένης Refs 8th c.BC+; of a person, - όμενος πυρί Refs 8th c.BC+
2 of sound, ring loud and clear, παιὰν δὲ λάμπει Refs 5th c.BC+
3 metaphorically, shine forth, be famous or conspicuous, λάμπει κλέος Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b Astrology texts, of a planet, occupy a favourable position, Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 of persons, φαιδρὸς λάμποντι μετώπῳ with beaming face, Refs 5th c.BC+; shine, gain glory, οὐδ᾽ εἰ Κλέων γ᾽ ἔλαμψε Refs 3rd c.BC+
II transitive, cause to shine, illumine, δόλιον ἀκταῖς ἀστέρα λάμψας Refs 5th c.BC+—Found chiefly in poetry and Comedy texts, though the present and imperfect occur in Refs 5th c.BC+, and late Prose, and the aorist in Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| lampatōλάμπει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | lights up | 2× |
| lampatiλάμψει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | shine | 1× |
| lampataἔλαμψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | shone | 3× |
| lampatarλαμψάτω | happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular | shine | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lampamō | lampame | lampami | lampama | lampamē | lampamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | lampasō | lampase | lampasi | lampasa | lampasē | lampaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lampatō2×λάμπει | lampate | lampati1×λάμψει | lampata3×ἔλαμψεν | lampatē | lampatelē |
| we 1st person plural | lampanō | lampane | lampani | lampana | lampanē | lampanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | lampavō | lampave | lampavi | lampava | lampavē | lampavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | lampalō | lampale | lampali | lampala | lampalē | lampalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lampameiō | lampameia | lampameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | lampaseiō | lampaseia | lampaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lampateiō | lampateia | lampateiē |
| we 1st person plural | lampaneiō | lampaneia | lampaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | lampaveiō | lampaveia | lampaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | lampaleiō | lampaleia | lampaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | lampasōr | lampasar | lampasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lampatōr | lampatar1×λαμψάτω | lampatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | lampavōr | lampavar | lampavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | lampalōr | lampalar | lampalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | lampamoiō | lampamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | lampasoiō | lampasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | lampatoiō | lampatoia |
| we 1st person plural | lampanoiō | lampanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | lampavoiō | lampavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | lampaloiō | lampaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | lamparō | lampari | lampara | lamparē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | lamparōntos | lamparintos | lamparantos | lamparēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
lamp is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
lampatō“lights up”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 5:15… modion alla epi tan luchnan, kai lampatō pantoi toi en ta oikia.… it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
Luke 17:24… ton ouranon eis tan hupo ouranon lampatō, houtōs eti tos huios tou anthrōpou …… just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to …
lampati“shine”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 4:6… theos tos legarantos; Ek skoteu fōtem lampati, hos lampata en tai kardiai nu …For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light …
lampata“shone”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 17:2kai metamorfita emprosthen autoiu, kai lampata tem prosōpem autou hōs tos hēlios, …… was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes …
Acts 12:7… idou angelos kuriou epistēata, kai fōtem lampata en te oikēme; pataxarantos de tan …… the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter …
2 Corinthians 4:6“shone”… legarantos; Ek skoteu fōtem lampati, hos lampata en tai kardiai nu pros fōtismon …For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of …
lampatar“shine”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 5:16houtōs lampatar tem fōtem vu emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, …… the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see …