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In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to represent spiritual illumination, guidance, and readiness. The lamp is a symbol of the light of Christ and the Word of God, which guides believers in a dark world.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, lamps were essential for daily life, especially after sunset. They were typically made of clay or metal and fueled by oil, usually olive oil. Lamps were used in homes, public spaces, and religious ceremonies. The imagery of lamps was deeply embedded in Jewish culture, symbolizing God's presence and guidance, as seen in the menorah of the Tabernacle and Temple.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2985</b> <i>lampás</i> – a hand-held "torch" (sometimes merely a clay vessel); a <i>lamp</i> that uses a wick saturated with oil.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2989.htm">lampó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a torch<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lamps (7), torch (1), torches (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2985: λαμπάς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λαμπάς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λαμπάδος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">λάμπω</span>, cf. our <span class="accented">lamp</span>) (from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span> down), the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">לַפִּיד</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a torch</span>: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a> (where <span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">lamps</span>); <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Revelation 8:10>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">a lamp,</span> the flame of which is fed with oil: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1, 3f, 7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/18-3.htm">John 18:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/20-8.htm">Acts 20:8</a>. (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, Synonyms, § xlvi.; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii. 455ff; Becker, Charicles, Sc. ix. (English translation, p. 163).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>lamp, light, torch. <p>From <a href="/greek/2989.htm">lampo</a>; a "lamp" or flambeau -- lamp, light, torch. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2989.htm">lampo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λαμπάδα λαμπαδας λαμπάδας λαμπαδες λαμπάδες λαμπάδος λαμπαδων λαμπάδων λαμπας λαμπάς λαμπάσι λαμπήναις λαμπήνη λαμπηνικάς λαμπηνών lampadas lampádas lampades lampádes lampadon lampadōn lampádon lampádōn lampas lampás<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λαβοῦσαι τὰς <b>λαμπάδας</b> ἑαυτῶν ἐξῆλθον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> took <span class="itali">their lamps</span> and went<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> their <span class="itali">lamps,</span> and went forth<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having taken the <span class="itali">lamps</span> of them went forth<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λαβοῦσαι τὰς <b>λαμπάδας</b> αὐτῶν οὐκ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> took <span class="itali">their lamps,</span> they took<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> took their <span class="itali">lamps,</span> and took no<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having taken the <span class="itali">lamps</span> of them no<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μετὰ τῶν <b>λαμπάδων</b> ἑαυτῶν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> oil in flasks <span class="itali">along with their lamps.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with their <span class="itali">lamps.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with the <span class="itali">lamps</span> of them<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκόσμησαν τὰς <b>λαμπάδας</b> ἑαυτῶν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> rose and trimmed <span class="itali">their lamps.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> trimmed their <span class="itali">lamps.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> trimmed the <span class="itali">lamps</span> of them<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/25-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 25:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι αἱ <b>λαμπάδες</b> ἡμῶν σβέννυνται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of your oil, <span class="itali">for our lamps</span> are going<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for our <span class="itali">lamps</span> are gone out.<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/25-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for the <span class="itali">lamps</span> of us are going out<p><b><a href="/text/john/18-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 18:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φανῶν καὶ <b>λαμπάδων</b> καὶ ὅπλων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with lanterns <span class="itali">and torches</span> and weapons.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lanterns and <span class="itali">torches</span> and weapons.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/18-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> torches and <span class="itali">lamps</span> and weapons<p><b><a href="/text/acts/20-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 20:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἦσαν δὲ <b>λαμπάδες</b> ἱκαναὶ ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> There were many <span class="itali">lamps</span> in the upper room<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> many <span class="itali">lights</span> in<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were moreover <span class="itali">lamps</span> many in<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 4:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἑπτὰ <b>λαμπάδες</b> πυρὸς καιόμεναι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And [there were] seven <span class="itali">lamps</span> of fire<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [there were] seven <span class="itali">lamps</span> of fire<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and seven <span class="itali">lamps</span> of fire burning<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/8-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 8:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καιόμενος ὡς <b>λαμπάς</b> καὶ ἔπεσεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like <span class="itali">a torch,</span> and it fell<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> burning as it were <span class="itali">a lamp,</span> and it fell<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/8-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> burning as <span class="itali">a lamp</span> and it fell<p><b><a href="/greek/2985.htm">Strong's Greek 2985</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2985.htm">9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/lampadas_2985.htm">λαμπάδας — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/lampades_2985.htm">λαμπάδες — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/lampado_n_2985.htm">λαμπάδων — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/lampas_2985.htm">λαμπάς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2984.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2984"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2984" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2986.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2986"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2986" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>