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λαμπάς

Strong’s: G2985

Associated OET lemmas: λαμπάς

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: λαμπάς; -άδος

Related lemmas: λάμπω

Sense 1: torch

Semantic entry: 6.102

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Lights and Light Holders

Definition: a stick or bundle of sticks carried about as a light

Further resources: realia:5.4

JHN 18:3: RV JHN 18:3 · LV JHN 18:3 · Read together JHN 18:3

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OET-RV JHN 18:3

3 Meanwhile Yehudah had met with the soldiers and servants of the chief priests and the Farisaios party, and they all started coming into the garden with lanterns and flaming torches and weapons.

OET-LV JHN 18:3

3 therefore the Youdas having _received the cohort, and attendants from the chief _priests and Farisaios_party, is _coming there with lanterns, and torches, and weapons.

REV 4:5: RV REV 4:5 · LV REV 4:5 · Read together REV 4:5

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OET-RV REV 4:5

5 From the centre throne came lightning flashes and thunderous sounds and voices. In front of it, seven torches were burning, which are God’s seven spirits.

OET-LV REV 4:5

5 And out _of the throne are _going _out lightnings, and voices, and thunders.
And seven lamps of _fire being _burned before the throne, which is the seven spirits of_ the _god,

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

JHN: RV JHN 18:3 · LV JHN 18:3 · Read together JHN 18:3

REV: RV REV 4:5 · RV REV 8:10 · LV REV 4:5 · LV REV 8:10 · Read together REV 4:5 · Read together REV 8:10

Sense 2: lamp

Semantic entry: 6.104

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Lights and Light Holders

Definition: a light made by burning a wick saturated with oil contained in a relatively small vessel

Notes: In some languages the closest equivalent of λαμπάς[b] and λύχνος is a kerosene lamp. What is to be avoided is a word which suggests a flashlight, which would of course be highly anachronistic.

Further resources: realia:5.1

MAT 25:1: RV MAT 25:1 · LV MAT 25:1 · Read together MAT 25:1

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OET-RV MAT 25:1

25 “The heavenly kingdom can also be likened to ten young women in a wedding party who took their lamps and went off to meet the groom.

OET-LV MAT 25:1

25 Then the kingdom of _the heavens will _be _being _likened to _Ten virgins, who having _taken the lamps of _them, came _out in meeting of _the bridegroom.

MAT 25:3: RV MAT 25:3 · LV MAT 25:3 · Read together MAT 25:3

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OET-RV MAT 25:3

3 The less clever ones took their lamps but didn’t take any oil for them,

OET-LV MAT 25:3

3 For/Because the foolish having _taken the lamps of _them, they_ not _took olive _oil with themselves,

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 25:1 · RV MAT 25:3–4 · RV MAT 25:7–8 · LV MAT 25:1 · LV MAT 25:3–4 · LV MAT 25:7–8 · Read together MAT 25:1 · Read together MAT 25:3–4 · Read together MAT 25:7–8

ACT: RV ACT 20:8 · LV ACT 20:8 · Read together ACT 20:8