Revelation 21:23
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”
δόξα
Glory, honour, splendour. Doxa. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory. Glory is the weight and radiance of God's presence. It transforms everything it touches.
θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἥλιος
sun
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ἥλιος
Sun. Helios. The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. What Jesus looked like at the transfiguration is a preview of resurrection glory.
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πόλις
city
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πόλις
City, town. Polis. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be visible. Its light is for the community around it. Hide nothing. Let it shine.
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σελήνη
moon
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σελήνη
probably akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι), through the idea of attractiveness); the moon
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χρεία
need
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χρεία
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
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φωτίζω
enlightened
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φωτίζω
to shed rays, i.e. to shine or (transitively) to brighten up (literally or figuratively)
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φαίνω
they may shine
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φαίνω
to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
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λύχνος
lamp
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λύχνος
a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)
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οὐδέ
nor
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οὐδέ
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
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