Bible Study Library

λαμπτήρ

Back to Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Gloss: a torch

Transliteration: lamptēr

Strong’s: G8160

1. a stand or grate for pine and other wood used for lighting rooms , (Odyssey by Homer); ὧ χαῖρε, λ. νυκτός thou that lightest up the night, of the beacon-fire, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ἕσπεροι λαμπτῆρες the evening watch-fires , (Sophocles Tragicus)
2. generally, = λαμπάς 1 (Euripides) (ML)
↑ Top