Quick Definition
περιλάμπω v. I shine around
Strong's Definition
to illuminate all around, i.e. invest with a halo
Derivation: from G4012 (περί) and G2989 (λάμπω);
KJV Usage: shine round about
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | λάμπω
14.44 · Physical Events and States · Light
to shine around to illuminate an area surrounding an object There may be difficulties involved in expressing the concept of ‘to shine around,’ since a more or less literal rendering might suggest a particular circle of light moving around an object. A more satisfactory way of dealing with this problem of ‘to shine around’ is to say ‘it was light there’ or ‘light shone upon me.’ In the case of ACT 26:13, one may translate ‘I saw a light from the sky there where I was.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
περι-λάμπω: 1 aor. περιέλαμψα; to shine around: τινά, Lk. ii. 9; Acts xxvi. 13. (Diod., Joseph., Plut., al.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
περιλάμπω perilampō 2x
to shine around, Lk. 2:9; Acts 26:13*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† περι-λάμπω: to shine around: c. acc., Lk 2:9, Ac 26:13.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
περιλάμπω (perilampō) — to shine around. περι-λάμπω, shine around or brightly, [Refs]:—middle, περιλαμπομένας φύσεις ὑπερβάλλειν λαμπρότητι [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II. c.accusative, light up, πολεμίῳ πυρὶ τὴν Ἑλλάδα π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; illuminate, τὰ κεκρυμμένα τῶν ἀδικημάτων ταῖς ἀκτῖσι [Refs 1st c.AD+]; shine around, [NT+1st c.AD+]:—passive, to be illumined, φωτί, ὑπὸ τῆς φλογός, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
