the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
Click here to learn more!
Bible Dictionaries
Light
King James Dictionary
or LIGHT, n. lite. L. lux, light and luceo, to shine. Eng. luck, both in elements and radical sense.
1. That ethereal agent or matter which makes objects perceptible to the sense of seeing, but the particles of which are separately invisible. It is now generally believed that light is a fluid, or real matter, existing independent of other substances, with properties peculiar to itself. Its velocity is astonishing, as it passes through a space of nearly twelve millions of miles in a minute. Light, when decomposed, is found to consist of rays differently colored as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The sun is the principal source of light in the solar system but light is also emitted from bodies ignited, or in combustion, and is reflected from enlightened bodies, as the moon. Light is also emitted from certain putrefying substances. It is usually united with heat, but it exists also independent of it.
2. That flood of luminous rays which flows from the sun and constitutes day.
God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. Genesis 1 .
3. Day the dawn of day.
The murderer rising with the light, killeth the poor and needy. Job 24 .
4. Life.
O, spring to light, auspicious babe, be born!
5. Any thing that gives light as a lamp, candle, taper, lighted tower, star, &c.
Then he called for a light, and sprang in - Acts 16 .
I have set thee to be a light to the Gentiles. Acts 13 .
And God made two great lights. Genesis 1 .
6. The illuminated part of a picture the part which lies open to the luminary by which the piece is supposed to be enlightened, and is painted in vivid colors opposed to shade.
7. Illumination of mind instruction knowledge.
I opened Ariosto in Italian, and the very first two lines gave me light to all I could desire.
Light, understanding and wisdom - was found in him. Daniel 5 .
8. Means of knowing. By using such lights as we have, we may arrive at probability, if not at certainty.
9. Open view a visible state a state of being seen by the eye, or perceived, understood or known. Further researches will doubtless bring to light many isles yet undiscovered further experiments will bring to light properties of matter yet unknown.
10. Public view or notice.
Why am I ask'd what next shall see the light?
11. Explanation illustration means of understanding. One part of Scripture throws light on another.
12. Point of view situation to be seen or viewed a use of the word taken from painting. It is useful to exhibit a subject in a variety of lights. Let every thought be presented in a strong light. In whatever light we view this event, it must be considered an evil.
13. A window a place that admits light to enter.
1 Kings 7 .
14. A pane of glass as a window with twelve lights.
15. In Scripture, God, the source of knowledge.
God is light. 1 John 1 .
16. Christ.
That was the true light, that lighteth every man that cometh into the world. John 1 .
17. Joy comfort felicity.
Light is sown for the righteous. Psalms 97 .
18. Saving knowledge.
It is because there is no light in them. Isaiah 8 .
19. Prosperity happiness.
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning. Isaiah 58
20. Support comfort deliverance. Micah 7 .
21. The gospel. Matthew 4 .
22. The understanding or judgment. Matthew 6 .
23. The gifts and graces of christians. Matthew 5 .
24. A moral instructor, as John the Baptist. John 5 .
25. A true christian, a person enlightened. Ephesians 5 .
26. A good king, the guide of his people. Sam. 21.
The light of the countenance, favor smiles. Psalms 4 .
To stand in one's own light, to be the means of preventing good, or frustrating one's own purposes.
To come to light, to be detected to be discovered or found.
LIGHT, a. lite.
1. Bright clear not dark or obscure as, the morning is light the apartment is light.
2. In colors, white or whitish as a light color a light brown a light complexion.
LIGHT, a. lite.
1. Having little weight not tending to the center of gravity with force not heavy. A feather is light, compared with lead or silver but a thing is light only comparatively. That which is light to a man, may be heavy to a child. A light burden for a camel, may be insupportable to a horse.
2. Not burdensome easy to be lifted, borne or carried by physical strength as a light burden, weight or load.
3. Not oppressive easy to be suffered or endured as a light affliction. 2 Corinthians 4 .
4. Easy to be performed not difficult not requiring great strength or exertion. The task is light the work is light.
5. Easy to be digested not oppressive to the stomach as light food. It may signify also, contained little nutriment.
6. Not heavily armed, or armed with light weapons as light troops a troop of light horse.
7. Active swift nimble.
Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. Sam. 2.
8. Not encumbered unembarrassed clear of impediments.
Unmarried men are best masters, but not best subjects for they are light to run away.
9. Not laden not deeply laden not sufficiently ballasted. The ship returned light.
10. Slight trifling not important as a light error.
11. Not dense not gross as light vapors light fumes.
12. Small inconsiderable not copious or vehement as a light rain a light snow.
13. Not strong not violent moderate as a light wind.
14. Easy to admit influence inconsiderate easily influenced by trifling considerations unsteady unsettled volatile as a light, vain person a light mind.
There is no greater argument of a light and inconsiderate person, than profanely to scoff at religion.
15. Gay airy indulging levity wanting dignity or solidity trifling.
Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light.
We may neither be light in prayer, now wrathful in debate.
16. Wanton unchaste as a woman of light carriage.
A light wife doth make a heavy husband.
17. Not of legal weight clipped diminished as light coin.
To set light by, to undervalue to slight to treat as of no importance to despise.
To make light of, to treat as of little consequence to slight to disregard.
LIGHT, lite.
1. To kindle to inflame to set fire to as, to light a candle or lamp sometimes with up as, to light up an inextinguishable flame. We often hear lit used for lighted as, he lit a candle but this is inelegant.
2. To give light to.
Ah hopeless, lasting flames! like those that burn to light the dead -
3. To illuminate to fill or spread over with light as, to light a room to light the streets of a city.
4. To lighten to ease of a burden. Not in use. See Lighten.
LIGHT, lite.
1. To fall on to come to by chance to happen to find with on.
A weaker man may sometimes light on notions which had escaped a wiser.
2. To fall on to strike.
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. Revelation 7 .
3. To descend, as from a horse or carriage with down, off, or from.
He lighten down from his chariot. 2 Kings 5 .
She lighted off the camel. Genesis 24 .
To settle to rest to stoop from flight. The bee lights on this flower and that.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Entry for 'Light'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/l/light.html.
