Greek word · G2988
λαμπρῶς
lamprōs
magnificently
Brightly, brilliantly; figuratively splendidly, magnificently, lavishly, with public display. From lampros, 'shining, bright', which is used of fine or radiant clothing.
Appears once in the Greek New Testament.
What it means
λαμπρῶς
adv.,
splendidly: of sumptuous fare (as freq.; cf. ἐδέσματα λαμπρά, Sirach 29:22), Luke 16:19.†
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
- Range of meaning
Brightly, brilliantly; figuratively splendidly, magnificently, lavishly, with public display. From lampros, 'shining, bright', which is used of fine or radiant clothing.
- Against the English
KJV/YLT 'sumptuously' stresses cost; BSB/NASB 'splendor' stresses display. Both are fair. The Greek carries a picture of brightness and gleam.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Only here in the New Testament. The related adjective describes the 'gleaming robe' Herod puts on Jesus (Luke 23:11), the rich man's 'fine clothing' in the assembly (Jas 2:2–3), and bright linen (Rev 15:6; 19:8). In Greek writers generally, the adverb is used of lavish public living and entertaining.
Similar words
Where it appears
Luke · 1
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Luke 16:19 λαμπρῶς. in splendor.
Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
Here: From the word for 'bright, shining'. His feasting is showy and lavish. It is the only use of the adverb in the New Testament, and the light imagery fits the gleaming clothes just described.
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