Lampros means “radiant” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2986 — yabal (“carry”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2986 λαμπρός (lampros) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. lampros (lam-pros') adj. 1. radiant 2. (by analogy) clear and bright It has 16 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include bright, goodly, gorgeous, gay, and clear. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
lampros (lam-pros') adj. 1. radiant 2. (by analogy) clear and bright 3. (figuratively) magnificent or luxurious (in appearance) [from G2989] KJV: bright, clear, gay, goodly, gorgeous, white Root(s): G2989 See also: G2985
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2986. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
shining
Usage: λαμπρός, -ά, -όν (λάμπω), [in LXX: Tob.13:11, Wis.6:12 17:20, Sir.29:22 33:13 (Sir.30:25) Sir.31:23, Ep. Je 60 * ;] bright, brilliant: ποταμός, Rev.22:1 (ΕΥ, clear); ἀστήρ, Rev.22:16; of clothing, brilliant, splendid: Luk.23:11, Act.10:30, Jas.2:2-3, Rev.15:6 18:14 19:8.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render lampros, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G2986 (λαμπρός) appears 7 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
9 indexed usages in New Testament.
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just: for they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just.
Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away: Yea, she is easily seen of them that love her, And found of such as seek her.
Or a terrible sound of stones cast down, Or a running that could not be seen of skipping beasts, Or a roaring voice of most savage wild beasts, Or a rebounding echo from the hollow mountains: These things made them to swoon for fear.
First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2986.
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just: for they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just.
Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away: Yea, she is easily seen of them that love her, And found of such as seek her.
Or a terrible sound of stones cast down, Or a running that could not be seen of skipping beasts, Or a roaring voice of most savage wild beasts, Or a rebounding echo from the hollow mountains: These things made them to swoon for fear.
Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage, Than delicate fare in another man’s house.
As one that gathereth after the grape-gatherers: By the blessing of the Lord I profited,
When one buildeth, and another pulleth down, What profit have they then but labor?
Therefore it is better to be a king that showeth his power, or else a profitable vessel in a house, which the owner shall have use of, than such false gods; or to be a door in a house, to keep such things safe as be therein, than such false gods; or a pillar of wood in a palace, than such false gods.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2986, grouped by book.
Lampros (Strong's G2986) is a Greek word most simply glossed "radiant". lampros (lam-pros') adj. 1. radiant 2. (by analogy) clear and bright
This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's G2986 across 8 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2986 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bright, goodly, gorgeous, gay, and clear. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2986, with linked reader references where each row is available.