adverb
lamprōs
Strong’sG2988
magnificently, sumptuously
stem lamprō-once in the New Testamentnever changes form
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.
* λαμπρῶς,
adv.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2988 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlam-proce'
brilliantly, i.e. figuratively, luxuriously
Fromadverb from G2986;
King Jamessumptuously.
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
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
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Luke 16:19“sumptuously”… porfuran kai bussan eufranorōntos kata hēmeran lamprōs.… dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous …