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Lampstand

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: λυχνία

(Strong's #3087 — Noun Feminine — luchnia — lookh-nee'-ah )

is mistranslated "candlestick" in every occurrence in the AV and in certain places in the RV; the RV has "stand" in Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; 11:33; "candlestick" in Hebrews 9:2; Revelation 1:12,13,20 (twice); 2:1,5; 11:4; the RV marg., gives "lampstands" in the passages in Rev., but not in Hebrews 9:2 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Lampstand'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​l/lampstand.html. 1940.
 
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