Lexical Summary lychnia: a lampstand Original Word: λυχνίαTransliteration: lychnia Phonetic Spelling: (lookh-nee'-ah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a lampstand Meaning: a lampstand Strong's Concordance candlestick. From luchnos; a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively) -- candlestick. see GREEK luchnos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3087: λυχνίαλυχνία, λυχνίας, ἡ, a later Greek word for the earlier λυχνίον, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 313f; (Wetstein (1752) on Matthew 5:15; Winers Grammar, 24); the Sept. for מְנורָה; a (candlestick) lampstand, candelabrum: Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; (Luke 11:33); Hebrews 9:2; the two eminent prophets who will precede Christ's return from heaven in glory are likened to 'candlesticks,' Revelation 11:4 (Buttmann, 81 (70); Winer's Grammar, 536 (499)); to the seven 'candlesticks' (Exodus 25:37 (A. V. lamps; cf. B. D. (especially the American edition), under the word |
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