STRONGS G3087:
λυχνία,
λυχνίας,
ἡ, a later Greek word for the earlier
λυχνίον, see
Lob. ad Phryn., p. 313f; (
Wetstein (1752) on
Matthew 5:15;
Winers Grammar, 24); the
Sept. for
מְנורָה;
a (candlestick) lampstand, candelabrum:
Matthew 5:15;
Mark 4:21;
Luke 8:16; (
Luke 11:33);
Hebrews 9:2; the two eminent prophets who will precede Christ's return from heaven in glory are likened to 'candlesticks,'
Revelation 11:4 (
Buttmann, 81 (70);
Winer's Grammar, 536 (499)); to the seven 'candlesticks' (
Exodus 25:37 (
A. V. lamps; cf.
B. D. (especially the American edition), under the word )) also the seven more conspicuous churches of Asia are compared in
Revelation 1:12f,
20;
Revelation 2:1;
κινεῖν τήν λυχνίαν τίνος (
ἐκκλησίας)
ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῆς, to move a church out of the place which it has hitherto held among the churches; to take it out of the number of churches, remove it altogether,
Revelation 2:5.
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