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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> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 16:53, 8 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
BRIGHTNESS, n. briteness. Splendor luster glitter.
1. Acuteness, applied to the faculties sharpness of wit as the brightness of a man's parts.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
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 apaúgasma 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).
