λαμπρότης G2987
brilliance, radiance, splendor (especially of light)
This term denotes intense brightness or radiance, originally used in classical Greek for the brilliance of heavenly bodies, polished metals, or gleaming armor. In Acts 26:13, Paul describes the light that struck him on the Damascus road as exceeding the brightness of the midday sun. The word carries connotations of overwhelming visual intensity and supernatural glory.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Paul uses this word in Acts 26:13 to convey that the heavenly light surpassed even the sun's brilliance at noon—the brightest natural reference point available. The multilingual glosses (brightness, resplandor, splendeur) consistently emphasize luminous intensity, reflecting the term's classical usage for radiant phenomena and its theological application to divine manifestation. 1×
AR["سَطْعَ"]·ben["উজ্বলতা"]·DE["λαμπρότητα"]·EN["brightness"]·FR["splendeur"]·heb["זֹהַר"]·HI["चमकके"]·ID["kecerahan"]·IT["splendore"]·jav["padhang"]·KO["밝음을"]·PT["brilho"]·RU["сияния"]·ES["resplandor"]·SW["mwangaza"]·TR["parlaklığından"]·urd["چمک"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
λαμπρότης, ητος, ἡ, brilliancy, splendour, λ. καὶ τάξις τοῦ στρατεύματος Refs 5th c.BC+; of a horse, Refs; of arms, Refs 2nd c.BC+ __2 clearness, distinctness, Refs 1st c.AD+ __II metaphorically, brilliancy, splendour, Refs 5th c.BC+: plural, distinctions, τιμαὶ καὶ λ. Refs; ἔν τινος λαμπρότητι in distinction for a thing, Refs 1st c.BC+ __II.2 munificence, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II.3 brilliancy of…