Difference between revisions of "Lantern"
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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78230" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78230" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Φανός''''' ''' (Strong'S #5322 — Noun Masculine — phanos — fan-os' ) </div> <p> denotes either "a torch" or "a lantern" (from phaino, "to cause to shine, to give light"), John 18:3 , where it is distinguished from lampas (see [[Lamp]] , No. 1); it was "a link or torch consisting of strips of resinous wood tied together" (Rutherford). "Torch" would seem to be the meaning. </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_81002" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_81002" /> == | ||
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== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197998" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197998" /> == | ||
<p> John 18:3 (c) This figure may be used as a picture of the intellect of man seeking to find out GOD and [[Christ]] by searching. Man brings his light in an endeavor to find | <p> John 18:3 (c) This figure may be used as a picture of the intellect of man seeking to find out GOD and [[Christ]] by searching. Man brings his light in an endeavor to find [[God. Christ]] is the Light of Life. All of man's intellectual lightness falls into an eclipse in the light of the Son of GOD. Man cannot find GOD by reasonings or deductions. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41956" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41956" /> == | ||
