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λύχνος

Lexicon Index Written Scriptures

Lemma	λύχνος
Citation form	λύχνος, ου, ὁ
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	a lamp
Strong’s	G3088
Transliteration	lýchnos
Definition	a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses	:--candle, light.
Derivation	from the base of
SBLGNT occurrences	14

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
λύχνοι	noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Luke 12:35
λύχνον	noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Matthew 5:15 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Luke 11:33 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Luke 15:8 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Luke 8:16
λύχνος	noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 6:22 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 4:21 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Luke 11:34 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Luke 11:36 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 5:35 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Revelation 21:23
λύχνου	noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Revelation 18:23 noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — Revelation 22:5
λύχνῳ	noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — 2 Peter 1:19

Morphology

noun; MorphGNT ----ASM-
noun; MorphGNT ----DSM-
noun; MorphGNT ----GSM-
noun; MorphGNT ----NPM-
noun; MorphGNT ----NSM-

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: λυχνος.