UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

λαμπάς

MainId: 003003000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: λ

StrongCodes: G2985

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 003003001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: λαμπάς
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -άδος
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'λάμπω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 003003001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 6.102
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Lights and Light Holders
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-11-03 10:34:15
    DefinitionShort: a stick or bundle of sticks carried about as a light
    Glosses: torch
  LEXReferences: YHN 18:3, REV 4:5, REV 8:10
  LEXLinks: realia:5.4
2. LEXID: 003003001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 6.104
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Lights and Light Holders
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-11-03 10:34:15
    DefinitionShort: a light made by burning a wick saturated with oil contained in a relatively small vessel
    Glosses: lamp
    Comments: 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.
  LEXReferences: MAT 25:1, MAT 25:3, MAT 25:4, MAT 25:7, MAT 25:8, ACTs 20:8
  LEXLinks: realia:5.1