lampō · shine

What it means

lampō (λάμπω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “shine”.

Give light.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To give out strong light, like a lamp or the sun.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• shone ×3
• it gives light ×1
• let shine ×1
• shines ×1
• will shine ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Luke×1
• Acts×1
• 2 Corinthians×2

• Matthew 5:15

  Nor do they light a lamp and put it under the basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

• Matthew 5:16

  In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

• Matthew 17:2

  And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as the light.

• Luke 17:24

  For just as the lightning, flashing from the region under heaven, shines to the region under heaven, so will be the Son of Man in his day.

• Acts 12:7

  And look, an angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the cell; and striking Peter’s side he woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands.

• 2 Corinthians 4:6

  For God, who said, “Out of darkness light will shine,” is the one who has shone in our hearts for the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of the Messiah.

And 1 more times.