King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2985
Transliteration: lampas
Phonetic Spelling: (lam-pas')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a torch
Meaning: a torch
λαμπάς, λαμπάδος, ἡ (λάμπω, cf. our lamp) (from Aeschylus and Thucydides down), the Sept. for לַפִּיד;
Word Summary
lampas: a torch
Original Word: λαμπάςTransliteration: lampas
Phonetic Spelling: (lam-pas')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a torch
Meaning: a torch
Strong's Concordance
lamp, light, torch. From lampo; a "lamp" or flambeau -- lamp, light, torch.
see GREEK lampo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2985: λαμπάςλαμπάς, λαμπάδος, ἡ (λάμπω, cf. our lamp) (from Aeschylus and Thucydides down), the Sept. for לַפִּיד;
1. a torch: Revelation 4:5 (where A. V. lamps); 2. a lamp, the flame of which is fed with oil: Matthew 25:1, 3f, 7; John 18:3; Acts 20:8. (Cf. Trench, Synonyms, § xlvi.; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii. 455ff; Becker, Charicles, Sc. ix. (English translation, p. 163).)