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λύχνος

MainId: 003106000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: λ

StrongCodes: G3088

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003106001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: λύχνος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'λυχνία', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003106001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.104

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Lights and Light Holders

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-19 13:28:40

         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 5:15, MAT 6:22, MARK 4:21, LUKE 8:16, LUKE 11:33, LUKE 11:34, LUKE 11:36, LUKE 12:35, LUKE 15:8, YHN 5:35, 2PET 1:19, REV 18:23, REV 21:23, REV 22:5