λυχνία

Matthew 5:15 λυχνίαν, lampstand,

Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

Here: Whatever held the lamp up high: a stand of clay, wood or metal, or a ledge or niche in the wall. Its purpose was to spread the light.

Mark 4:21 λυχνίαν lampstand

Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

Here: A stand, or a raised ledge, on which the lamp was set so its light spread through the room. In a Galilean house this was a plain household fixture, not the temple menorah.

Luke 8:16 λυχνίας a lampstand

No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

Here: A lampstand: a stand, bracket or raised spot that held the lamp high so its weak flame reached the whole room. The Greek Old Testament uses the same word for the tabernacle menorah.

Luke 11:33 λυχνίαν lampstand

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

Here: A stand, which might be a pottery or metal pedestal or a raised ledge, that holds the lamp up so its light spreads through the room. It is not a candlestick.

Hebrews 9:2 λυχνία the lampstand

A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.

Here: The golden seven-branched stand holding olive-oil lamps (the menorah), the only light in the windowless outer room.

Revelation 1:12 λυχνίας lampstands

Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,

Here: "Lampstands," stands that hold oil lamps. It is the word the Greek Old Testament uses for the tabernacle's golden menorah, so the image is a sanctuary image.

Revelation 1:13 λυχνιῶν lampstands

and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.

Here: Stands that held small clay or metal oil lamps. These are the seven golden lampstands of verse 12, which verse 20 explains are the seven churches. The word also calls up the golden lampstand (menorah) of the Tabernacle and Temple.

Revelation 1:20 λυχνίας λυχνίαι lampstands

This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Here: Stands that held burning oil lamps. This is the word the Greek Old Testament uses for the tabernacle and temple menorah.

Revelation 2:1 λυχνιῶν lampstands

“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

Here: Stands that hold oil lamps. 1:20 identifies them as the churches. The image comes from the tabernacle lampstand (Exod 25) and Zechariah's golden lampstand (Zech 4), and it sets up the threat of 2:5: 'I will remove your lampstand from its place.'

Revelation 2:5 λυχνίαν lampstand

Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

Here: A stand holding an oil lamp. Revelation 1:20 says outright that the seven lampstands are the seven churches. This is the Ephesian church's place and function as a light-bearer before Christ.

Revelation 11:4 λυχνίαι lampstands

These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.

Here: A stand that holds oil lamps, recalling the temple menorah. Revelation has already said that "the seven lampstands are the seven churches" (1:20), so a first-century reader would think of the witnessing communities of believers.