λυχνία luchnia

Greek word for “lampstand” · Strong’s G3087 · used 12 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

λυχνία, -ας, ἡ; (vulgar form of λυχνίον = λυχνοῦχος; see Kennedy, Sources, 40);

How it is translated

Glosses given for luchnia in context, with how often each is used:

• lampstand 6
• lampstands 6

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Revelation 1 (3), Revelation 2 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Mark 4 (1), Luke 8 (1), Luke 11 (1), Hebrews 9 (1), Revelation 11 (1)

Forms

• λυχνίαν 4
• λυχνίας 3
• λυχνιῶν 2
• λυχνίαι 2
• λυχνία 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with luchnia more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• λύχνος luchnos “lamp” 4
• χρύσεος chruseos “golden” 4
• μόδιος modios “bucket” 3
• τίθημι tithēmi “to place” 4
• ἑπτά hepta “seven” 3
• κλίνη klinē “bed” 2
• βλέπω blepō “to see” 3
• εἰσπορεύω eisporeuō “to enter” 2
• ἀστήρ astēr “star” 2
• ὑπό hupo “by/under” 3
• ἅπτω haptō “to touch” 2
• δεξιός dexios “right” 2

Key verses

The verses using luchnia that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:15 — Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
• Mark 4:21 — And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
• Luke 8:16 — No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see…
• Luke 11:33 — No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
• Hebrews 9:2 — For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
• Revelation 1:12 — And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
• Revelation 1:13 — And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
• Revelation 1:20 — The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and…
• Revelation 2:1 — Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven…
• Revelation 2:5 — Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out…
• Revelation 11:4 — These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.