noun · masculine
luchnos
Greekλύχνος (luchnos)
Strong’sG3088
a lamp
stem luchn-14 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λύχνος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX for נֵר (Ex 25:36 (37), al.);]
SYN.: λαμπάς, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3088 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlookh'-nos
a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom the base of G3022;
King Jamescandle, light.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | luchnos6×λύχνος | luchnois1×λύχνοι |
| object accusative | luchnon4×λύχνον | luchnoin |
| direct address vocative | luchnor | luchnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | luchnou2×λύχνου | luchnoiu |
| to, for dative | luchno1×λύχνῳ | luchnoi |
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
luchno 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
luchnos“lamp”subjectnominative singular6×
Matthew 6:22“lamp”Tos luchnos teu sōmeu atō tos ofthalmos. ean oun ateiō tos ofthalmos su haplouos, holem tem sōmem su fōteinem eti;The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.
Mark 4:21“lamp”Kai legate autoi; Mēti erchetō tos luchnos hina hupo ton modion tithiteia ē hupo tan klinan, ouk hina epi tan luchnan tithiteia?Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
Luke 11:34“lamp”tos luchnos teu sōmeu atō tos ofthalmos su. hotan tos ofthalmos su haplouos ateiō, kai holem tem sōmem su fōteinem atō; epan de ponēros ateiō, kai tem sōmem su skoteinem.Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
Luke 11:36“lamp”ei oun tem sōmem su holem fōteinem, mē echarōtem merem tinem skoteinem, eti fōteinem holem hōs hotan tos luchnos ta astrapa fōtizateiō sin.So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
John 5:35“lamp”ekeinos ate tos luchnos tos kaiirōtos kai fainarōtos, vis de thelava agalliira pros hōran en te fōte autou;John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
Revelation 21:23“lamp”kai tas politas ouk chreian echatō tou hēliou oude tau selēnau, hina fainaleiō auta, tas gar doxas tou theou fōtizata autan, kai tos luchnos autau tem arniem.And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
luchnon“lamp”objectaccusative singular4×
Matthew 5:15“lamp”oude kaialō luchnon kai tithalō auton hupo ton modion alla epi tan luchnan, kai lampatō pantoi toi en ta oikia.Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
Luke 8:16“lamp”Oudenos de luchnon haptaratos kaluptatō auton skeue ē hupokatō klinau tithatō, alla epi luchnau tithatō, hina tois eisporeuerōtois blepaleiō tem fōtem.No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
Luke 11:33“lamp”Oudenos luchnon haptaratos eis kruptan tithatō oude hupo ton modion alla epi tan luchnan, hina tois eisporeuerōtois tem fengem blepaleiō.No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
Luke 15:8“lamp”Ē tinas gunaikas drachmain echarōtas deka, ean apolluateia drachman henan, ouchi haptatō luchnon kai saratō tan oikian kai zētatō epimelōs heōs hou heuriskateia?Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
luchnou“lamp”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Revelation 18:23“lamp”kai fōtem luchnou ouk mē fainateia en si ēti, kai fōnas numfiou kai numfau ouk mē akouiteia en si ēti; hoti tois emporois su ale tois megistanois tau gēau, hoti en ta farmakeia su planila panteim teim ethneim,The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
Revelation 22:5“lamp”kai nuxas ouk eti ēti, kai ouk echalō chreian fōteu luchnou kai fōtem hēliou, hoti kurios tos theos fōtizati epi autoin, kai basilali eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
luchno“lamp”to, fordative singular1×
2 Peter 1:19“lamp”kai echanō bebaioteron ton profētikon logon, ho kalōs poiavō prosecharōtois hōs luchno fainarōto en auchmēro topo, heōs hou hēmeras diaugazateia kai fōsforos anatellateia en tai kardiai vu;We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
luchnois“lamps”subjectnominative plural1×
Luke 12:35“lamps”Alōr vu tais osfuais perizōnnuirētais kai tois luchnois kaiirōtois,Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.