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Koine Greek wordlink #38793

SR GNT Luke 2:9 περιέλαμψεν (perielampsen) ‘and the glory of the master shined_around them and they were afraid’ Strongs=40340 Lemma=perilampō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=4 AD TimeSeries=Birth_of_Jesus

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Only use of identical word form περιέλαμψεν (V-IAA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘περιέλαμψεν’ (V-IAA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘shined_around’.

Luke 2:9 ‘and the glory of the master shined_around them and they were afraid’ SR GNT Luke 2:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 And an_messenger of_the_master approached to _them, and the_glory of_the_master shined _around them, and they _were _afraid with_ great _fear. (LUK_2:9)

OET-RV: 9 A messenger sent by Yahweh approached them, and Yahweh’s radiance shone around them, and they were very frightened. (LUK 2:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘perilampō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘having shone_around’, ‘shined_around’.

Key: V=verb