Strong's Greek · G2985

λαμπάς

lampás

lamp, light, torch

Definition

a "lamp" or flambeau

Derivation

from G2989 (λάμπω);

Appears 9 times in Scripture

Matthew 25:1

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:8

The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

Matthew 25:7

Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

Revelation 8:10

Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

Matthew 25:3

The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.

Revelation 4:5

From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.

Matthew 25:4

But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.

Acts 20:8

Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.

John 18:3

So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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