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<p> '''''brı̄t´nes''''' : Used by the King James Version in Hebrews 1:3 for "effulgence of his glory," as in the Revised Version (British and American) and the American Standard Revised Version. The [[Greek]] <i> '''''apaúgasma''''' </i> may mean either "reflection" or "radiation." Patristic usage favors the latter; compare The [[Wisdom]] of [[Solomon]] 7:26; also the Nicene Creed: "Light of Light," i.e. the Son not only manifests the Father, but is of the same substance. "What emanates from light, must have the nature of light" (Delitzsch). </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58579" /> == | |||
<p> BRIGHTNESS, n. briteness. Splendor luster glitter. </p> <blockquote> 1. Acuteness, applied to the faculties sharpness of wit as the brightness of a man's parts. </blockquote> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2060" /> == | |||
<p> '''''brı̄t´nes''''' : Used by the King James Version in Hebrews 1:3 for "effulgence of his glory," as in the Revised Version (British and American) and the American Standard Revised Version. The [[Greek]] <i> '''''apaúgasma''''' </i> may mean either "reflection" or "radiation." Patristic usage favors the latter; compare The [[Wisdom]] of [[Solomon]] 7:26; also the Nicene Creed: "Light of Light," i.e. the Son not only manifests the Father, but is of the same substance. "What emanates from light, must have the nature of light" (Delitzsch). </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_58579"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/brightness Brightness from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_2060"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/brightness Brightness from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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