lampros · bright, splendid

What it means

lampros (λαμπρός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bright, splendid”.

Bright, shining, splendid; also clear.

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. Gleaming; luxurious.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

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

• bright ×4
• splendid ×3
• shining ×1
• splendors ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Luke×1
• Acts×1
• James×2
• Revelation×5

• Luke 23:11

  And Herod also, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt and mocked him; and putting splendid clothing on him, he sent him back to Pilate.

• Acts 10:30

  And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, up to this hour, I was praying at the ninth hour in my house; and look, a man stood before me in shining clothing,

• James 2:2

  For if a man with gold rings in splendid clothing comes into your meeting, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,

• James 2:3

  and you pay attention to the one wearing the splendid clothing and say, You, sit here in a good place, and to the poor man you say, You, stand, or sit there under my footstool,

• Revelation 15:6

  and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the sanctuary, clothed in pure bright linen, and wrapped around their chests with golden sashes.

• Revelation 18:14

  And the ripe fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the luxuries and the splendors have perished from you, and never again will they find them.

• Revelation 19:8

  And it was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and pure; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.”

• Revelation 22:1

  And he showed me a river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

• Revelation 22:16

  I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star.”