adjective

Greekλαμπρός (lampros)

Biblang

lampros

Strong’sG2986

shining, magnificent, bright

stem lampr-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 of 26 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.

** λαμπρός, -ά, -όν

(< λάμπω), [in LXX: To 13:11, Wi 6:12 17:20, Si 29:22 33:13 (30:25) 34 (31):23, Ep. Je 60*;]

bright, brilliant: ποταμός, Re 22:1 (ΕV, clear); ἀστήρ, Re 22:16; of clothing, brilliant, splendid: Lk 23:11, Ac 10:30, Ja 2:2, 3, Re 15:6 18:14 19:8.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2986 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidlam-pros'

radiant; by analogy, limpid; figuratively, magnificent or sumptuous (in appearance)

Fromfrom the same as G2985;

King Jamesbright, clear, gay, goodly, gorgeous, white.

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

λαμπρός, ά, όν,
feminine -ή in Epic dialect Refs 8th c.BC+:— bright, radiant, of the sun and stars, λ. φάος ἠελίοιο Refs 8th c.BC+; -ότατος, of Sirius, Refs; λαμπρὰ σελήνη Hes.[same places],Refs 5th c.BC+; of the eyes, Refs 5th c.BC+; of metallic bodies, λ. φάλοι, κόρυθες, Refs 8th c.BC+: neuter as adverb, θώρηκες λαμπρὸν γανόωντες Refs
2 of white cloths and the like, bright, λαμπρὸς δ᾽ ἦν ἠέλιος ὥς [ὁ χιτών] Refs 8th c.BC+; λ. ἐσθής, = Latin toga candida, Refs 2nd c.BC+
3 of water, clear, limpid, Refs 5th c.BC+; of air, λ. ἠήρ Refs 5th c.BC+
4 of sound or voice, clear, distinct, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to φ. ἀσαφής, Refs 1st c.AD+
5 metaphorically, of vigorous action, λ. ἄνεμος a keen wind, Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. ἤδη καὶ μέγας καθιείς swooping down like a fresh and mighty breeze, Refs 5th c.BC+; λαμπρὸς φανήσεται he will come furiously forth, Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. μάχη a keenly contested battle, Refs 2nd c.BC+ adverb -ρῶς, ἐπικείμενοι vigorously, Refs 5th c.BC+; utterly, λ. ἡττῆσθαι, λ. περιεστοιχίσθαι, Refs 3rd c.AD+
6 metaphorically also, clear, manifest, μαρτύρια Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. φυγή decisive, Refs 2nd c.AD+. adverb - ρῶς, κοὐδὲν αἰνικτηρίως Refs 5th c.BC+; λαμπρῶς ἐλέγετο it was said without concealment, Refs 5th c.BC+
II of persons, well-known, illustrious by deeds, station, etc., λ. ἐν τῇσι Ἀθήνῃσι Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. ἐν [τοῖς κινδύνοις] Refs 5th c.BC+; as honorary title, -ότατος, = Latin clarissimus, Refs; of cities, councils, etc., ἡ λαμπρὰ τῶν Μιλησίων μητρόπολις Refs 2nd c.AD+; of actions, etc., ἔργον οὐδὲν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν λ. γίνεται Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 magnificent, munificent, λ. ἐν ταῖς λειτουργίαις Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ λ. καὶ πλούσιος οὗτος Refs adverb - ρῶς, χορηγεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 bright, joyous, λ. ὥσπερ ὄμματι, of the bearer of good news, Refs 5th c.BC+; λαμπρὸν ἐξέπεμψα with bright hopes, Refs 5th c.BC+; also ὄμματι δέρκομαι λαμπρόν, of one clear in conscience, Refs 5th c.BC+
III of outward appearance, splendid, brilliant, νυμφίον.. λ. ὄντα Refs 5th c.BC+; of a horse, Refs 5th c.BC+; of youthful bloom, ὥρᾳ ἡλικίας λ. Refs 5th c.BC+; of healthy look, Refs 5th c.BC+ of property, dress, etc., εἴ τί γ᾽ ἔστι λ. καὶ καλόν Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. κάλλος beaming beauty, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ λ. splendour, Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb -ῶς, opposed to λιτῶς, Refs 1st c.BC+: superlative -ότατα Refs 5th c.BC+; later -οτάτως Refs 2nd c.AD+
III.2 of language, brilliant, τῶν διθυράμβων τὰ λ. Refs 5th c.BC+; λ. λέξις ornamental diction, Refs 4th c.BC+
IV Astrology texts, of degrees in a zodiacal sign, ἑκάστου ζῳδίου λαμπρὰς μοίρας ἐξέθεντο Refs 4th c.AD+
V for adverb -ρῶς, see above Refs

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.

bright3×fine2×clear1×elegant1×shining1×splendor1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	lampros1×λαμπρός	lampras	lamprem2×λαμπρὸν	lamprois	lamprais	lampreim1×λαμπρὰ
object accusative	lampron1×λαμπρὸν	lampran2×λαμπρὰν		lamproin	lamprain
direct address vocative	lampror	lamprar		lamproir	lamprair
of, belonging to genitive	lamprou	lamprau	lampreu	lamproiu	lampraiu	lampreiu
to, for dative	lampro	lampra2×λαμπρᾷ	lampre	lamproi	lamprai	lamprei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

lamprstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

lampr 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.

9 occurrences, every one of them listed

lampros“bright”subjectnominative singular1×

Revelation 22:16… tem genem David, tos asteros tos lampros, tos prōinos.… and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

lampron“clear”objectaccusative singular1×

Revelation 22:1Kai deikata mi potamon hudeu zōau lampron hōs krustallon, ekporeuorōnton ek tou thronou …… of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne …

lampran“fine”objectaccusative singular2×

Luke 23:11“elegant”… strateumei autou kai empaizarantos peribalarantos esthan lampran anapempata auton to Pilato.… Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.

James 2:3… epi ton forarōnton tan esthan tan lampran kai legaveia; Sis kathosōr hōde kalōs, …… lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a …

lampra“fine”to, fordative singular2×

Acts 10:30“shining”… andros stēata enōpion mu en estha lampra… Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me

James 2:2… sunagōgan vu andros chrusodaktulios en estha lampra, eiserchateia de kai ptōchos en rupara …… meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in …

lamprem“bright”subject or objectdirect singular2×

Revelation 15:6… ek tou naou, enduorēntois linem katharem lamprem kai perizōnorēntois peri teim stētheim zōnain …… seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes …

Revelation 19:8kai dōita auta hina peribaleteia bussinem lamprem katharem, tem gar bussinem teim dikaiōmeim …… was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen …

lampreim“splendor”subject or objectdirect plural1×

Revelation 18:14… kai panteim teim lipareim kai teim lampreim apoleta apo su, kai ouketi ouk …… from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen …