Lexical Summary phanos: a torch or lantern Original Word: φανόςTransliteration: phanos Phonetic Spelling: (fan-os') Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a torch or lantern Meaning: a torch or lantern Strong's Concordance lantern. From phaino; a lightener, i.e. Light; lantern -- lantern. see GREEK phaino Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5322: φανόςφανός. φανου, ὁ (φαίνω), a torch (A. V. lantern; Hesychius Ἀττικοι δέ λυχνουκον ἐκάλουν ὁ ἡμεῖς νῦν φανον; cf. Phryn., p. 59 and Lob.'s note; Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 131; Athen. 15, p. 699 d. and following, and Casaubon's notes, chapter 18: see λαμπάς and references): John 18:8. (Aristophanes, Xenophon, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, others.) |
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