Word Study · Strong's G3087 · Greek
λυχνία
lychnia
lookh-nee'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: lychnía
“a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
candlestick.
- 12occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- λυχνίαν3
- λυχνίας3
- λυχνίαι2
- λυχνιῶν2
- λυχνία1
- λυχνίαν,1
How it is rendered · 5
- lampstands6
- lampstand3
- a lampstand1
- lampstand,1
- the lampstand1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 4
- N-APF · 2
- N-GPF · 2
- N-NPF · 2
- N-GSF · 1
- N-NSF · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 8:16λυχνίαςluchniasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNo one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.here: a lampstand
- Luke 11:33λυχνίανluchniannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNo one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.here: lampstand
Revelation7 occurrences
- Revelation 1:12λυχνίαςluchniasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralThen I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,here: lampstands
- Revelation 1:13λυχνιῶνluchniōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraland among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.here: lampstands
- Revelation 1:20λυχνίαςluchniasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralThis is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.here: lampstands
- Revelation 1:20λυχνίαιluchniainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralThis is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.here: lampstands
- Revelation 2:1λυχνιῶνluchniōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.here: lampstands
- Revelation 2:5λυχνίανluchniannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTherefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.here: lampstand
- Revelation 11:4λυχνίαιluchniainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralThese witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.here: lampstands