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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_95666" /> == | |||
Brightness <ref name="term_2060" /> | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58579" /> == | |||
<p> [[Brightness]] n. briteness. [[Splendor]] luster glitter. </p> 1. Acuteness, applied to the faculties sharpness of wit as the brightness of a man's parts. | |||
== 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> | <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> | ||
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== | <ref name="term_95666"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/brightness Brightness from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
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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> | <ref name="term_2060"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/brightness Brightness from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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