Dictionary entry

λαμπάς

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

λαμπάς, -άδος, ἡ

(< λάμπω), [in LXX for לַפִּיד;]

a torch (freq. fed, like a lamp, with oil): Mt 25:1 ff., Jo 18:3, Ac 20:8, Re 4:58:10.†

SYN.: λύχος, lamp, q.v.; φανός, torch or lantern; cf. Rutherford's NPhr., 131 f.; Tr., Syn., § xlvi; DCG, s.v. lamp; DB, iii, 43 f.