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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4744 - στίλβω

Transliteration

stílbō

Phonetics

stil'-bo

Origin

apparently a primary verb

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

7:665,1087

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to shine, glisten
1. of garments

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3851 ‑ לַהַב (lah'‑hab); 6668 ‑ צָהַב (tsaw‑hab'); 7043 ‑ קָלַל (kaw‑lal');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Mark 1

BSB (0)

Mark 1

CSB (1)

Mark 1

ESV (1)

Mark 1

KJV (1)

Mark 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (1)

Mark 1

N95 (1)

Mark 1

NAS (1)

Mark 1

NLT (0)

The New Living Translation
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Mark 1

YLT (1)

Mark 1

ASV (1)

glistering 1

BSB (0)

The Berean Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

CSB (1)

dazzling 1

ESV (1)

radiant 1

KJV (1)

shining 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (1)

shining 1

N95 (1)

radiant 1

NAS (1)

radiant 1

NLT (0)

The New Living Translation
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

glistening 1

YLT (1)

glittering 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-PAP-NPN 1

ANT

V-PAP-NPN 1

BEZ

V-PAP-NPN 1

BGB

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

BMT

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

BYZ

V-PAP-NPN 1

ELZ

V-PAPNPN 1

NA26

V-PAPNPN 1

SBL

V-PAP-NPN 1

SCV

V-PAP-NPN 1

STV

V-PAP-NPN 1

TIS

V-PAP-NPN 1

TRG

V-PAPNPN 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

στίλβ-ω,

chiefly pres. and impf.: aor. ἔστιλψα Charito 2.2, Aristaenet. 1.25: —

glitter, gleam, of polished or bright surfaces, χιτῶνας . . ἦκα στίλβοντας ἐλαίῳ Il. 18.596; κάλλεΐ τε στίλβων καὶ εἵμασιν 3.392; κάλλεϊ καὶ χάρισι στίλβων Od. 6.237; λαμπραὶ δ' ἀκτῖνες ἀπ' αὐτοῦ αἰγλῆεν στίλβουσι beam from him, h.Hom. 31.11; ὀμμάτων στίλβειν ἄτο . . φλόγα B. 17.55; ς. ὅπλοις E. Andr. 1146; ἰδὼν στίλβοντα τὰ λάβδα, i.e. the λ upon the Spartan shields, Eup. 359; ς. νῶτον πτερύγοιν χρυσαῖν Ar. Av. 697; ς. ἄνθει . . ἐπωμίδας Achae. 4.3; ς. ἐν χρωμάτων ποικιλίᾳ Pl. Phd. 110d, cf. Thphr. Sens. 77; ἱμάτια στίλβοντα Mark 9:3 : abs., of gold, Pl. Ti. 59b; of sleek horses, ς. ὥστε κύκνου πτερόν E. Rh. 618; of brilliant complexion, Theoc. 2.79, etc.; of water in motion, Arist. Mete. 370a18; of the white gleam on the eye, Id. HA 561a32, Gal. 16.610; ὁρᾶν τῷ στίλβοντι Thphr. Sens. 26; of fixed stars, opp. planets (exc. Mercury, v. cross στίλβων ), twinkle, Arist. APo. 78a30, Cael. 290a18: c.acc. cogn., ς. ἀστραπάς flash lightning, E. Or. 480: metaph., ς. ὁμηλικίην ἐρατεινήν Orph. A. 1115 .

2. metaph., shine, be bright, E. Hipp. 194 (anap.).

II trans.,= στιλπνόω, στίλβει πρόσωπον Dsc. 1.84 (v.l. for cross στιλβοῖ ) ; στίλψασα τὰς παρειὰς ἐντρίμματι Aristaenet. l.c.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

στίλβω; to shine, glisten: of garments (as in Homer, Iliad 3, 392; 18, 596; cf. Plato, Phaedo 59, p. 110 d.), Mark 9:3.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

στίλβω ,

[in LXX: Nahum 3:3 (H3851), etc.;]

to shine, glisten: Mark 9:3.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

See s.v. συνεσθίω.

List of Word Forms

στιλβής στιλβον στιλβοντα στίλβοντα στίλβοντος στιλβούσης στίλβωσιν στίχοι στίχον στίχος στίχους στίχων stilbonta stílbonta