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The noun lychnia (lampstand / candlestick) in the Bible
(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament and Brenton for the Septuagint with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
5: 15 | No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand (lychnia), and it gives light to all in the house. |
Mark
4: 21 | He said to them, "Is a lamp brought in to be put under the bushel basket, or under the bed, and not on the lampstand (lychnia)? |
Luke
8: 16 | "No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a jar, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand (lychnia), so that those who enter may see the light. |
11: 33 | "No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar, but on the lampstand (lychnia) so that those who enter may see the light. |
Hebrews
9: 2 | For a tent was constructed, the first one, in which were the lampstand (lychnia), the table, and the bread of the Presence; this is called the Holy Place. |
Revelation
1: 12 | Then I turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands (lychnia), |
1: 13 | and in the midst of the lampstands (lychnia) I saw one like the Son of Man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash across his chest. |
1: 20 | As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands (lychnia): the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands (lychnia) are the seven churches. |
2: 1 | To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands (lychnia): |
2: 5 | Remember then from what you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand (lychnia) from its place, unless you repent. |
11: 4 | These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands (lychnia) that stand before the Lord of the earth |
Exodus
25: 31 | And thou shalt make a candlestick (lychnia) of pure gold; thou shalt make the candlestick (lychnia) of graven work: its stem and its branches, and its bowls and its knops and its lilies shall be of one piece. |
25: 32 | And six branches proceeding sideways, three branches of the candlestick (lychnia) from one side of it, and three branches of the candlestick (lychnia) from the other side. |
25: 33 | And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each branch a knop and a lily; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick (lychnia), |
25: 34 | and in the candlestick (lychnia) four bowls fashioned like almonds, in each branch knops and the flowers of the same. |
25: 35 | A knop under two branches out of it, and a knop under four branches out of it; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick (lychnia); and in the candlestick (lychnia) four bowls fashioned like almonds. |
26: 35 | And thou shalt set the table outside the veil, and the candlestick (lychnia) opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle; and thou shalt put the table on the north side of the tabernacle. |
30: 27 | and all its furniture, and the candlestick (lychnia) and all its furniture, and the altar of incense, |
31: 8 | the table and its vessels, the pure lampstand (lychnia) with all its vessels, the altar of incense |
35: 14 | and the candlestick (lychnia) for the light and all its furniture, |
38: 13 | And he made the candlestick (lychnia) which gives light, of gold; |
39: 16 | And they made the anointing oil, and the incense of composition, and the pure candlestick (lychnia), |
40: 4 | and thou shalt bring in the table and shalt set forth that which is to be set forth on it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick (lychnia) and place its lamps on it. |
40: 24 | And he put the candlestick (lychnia) into the tabernacle of witness, on the side of the tabernacle toward the south. |
Leviticus (LXX)
24: 4 | Ye shall burn the lamps on the pure lampstand (lychnia) before the Lord till the morrow. |
Numbers (LXX)
3: 31 | And their charge was the ark, and the table, and the sanctuary wherewith they do holy service, and the veil, and all their works. |
4: 9 | And they shall take a blue covering, and cover the candlestick (lychnia) that gives light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its funnels, and all the vessels of oil with which they minister. |
8: 2 | Speak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him, Whenever thou shalt set the lamps in order, the seven lamps shall give light opposite the candlestick (lychnia). |
8: 3 | And Aaron did so: on one side opposite the candlestick (lychnia) he lighted its lamps, as the Lord appointed Moses. |
8: 4 | And this is the construction of the candlestick (lychnia): it is solid, golden-its stem, and its lilies- all solid: according to the pattern which the Lord shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick (lychnia) |
1 Kings (LXX 3 Kings)
7: 35 | And he put the five candlesticks (lychnia) on the left, and five on the right in front of the oracle, being of pure gold, and the lamp-stands, and the lamps, and the snuffers of gold. |
2 Kings (LXX 4 Kings)
4: 10 | Let us now make for him an upper chamber, a small place; and let us put there for him a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick (lychnia): and it shall come to pass that when he comes in to us, he shall turn in thither. |
1 Chronicles (LXX)
9: 2 | He gave him the weight of the candlesticks (lychnia), and of the lamps. |
2 Chronicles (LXX)
4: 7 | And he made the ten golden candlesticks (lychnia) according to their pattern, and he put them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left |
4: 20 | also the candlesticks (lychnia), and the lamps to give light according to the pattern, and in front of the oracle, of pure gold. |
13: 11 | they sacrifice to the Lord whole-burnt-offering, morning and evening, and compound incense, and set the showbread on the pure table; and there is the golden candlestick (lychnia), and the lamps for burning, to light in the evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord God of our fathers; but ye have forsaken him. |
Jeremiah (LXX)
52: 19 | and the basons, and the snuffers, and the oil-funnels, and the candlesticks (lychnia), and the censers, and the cups, the golden, of gold, and the silver, of silver, the captain of the guard took away. |
Zechariah (LXX)
4: 2 | And he said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and behold a candlestick (lychnia) all of gold, and its bowl upon it, and seven lamps upon it, and seven oil funnels to the lamps upon it: |
4: 11 | And I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive-trees, which are on the right and left hand of the candlestick (lychnia)? |
Sirach (LXX)
26: 17 | As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick (lychnia): so is the beauty of the face in ripe age. |
1 Maccabees (LXX)
1: 21 | and entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick (lychnia) of light, and all the vessels thereof, |
4: 49 | They made also new holy vessels, and into the temple they brought the candlestick (lychnia), and the altar of incense, and the table. |
4: 50 | And upon the altar they burned incense, and the lamps that were upon the candlestick (lychnia) they lighted, that they might give light in the temple. |
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