luchnia denotes a stand for a lamp and, in Revelation, a pictured lampstand identified with assemblies.

The term most often occurs in Revelation for pictured lampstands, including seven that are explicitly identified as seven assemblies. Elsewhere it denotes the object on which a lit lamp is placed for light, and it appears among the furnishings of the first tent.

1. Pictured lampstands in Revelation · dominant

   Plural forms occur in visions of golden lampstands: in Revelation 1:12 the APB renders the scene as seeing "seven golden lampstands," and Revelation 1:13 places one like a son of man in their midst. Revelation 1:20 explicitly identifies the seven lampstands as seven assemblies; Revelation 2:5 speaks of moving a singular lampstand from its place.

   Revelation 11:4Revelation 1:12Revelation 1:13Revelation 1:20Revelation 2:1Revelation 2:5
2. Stand on which a lamp is placed · common

   In Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Luke 8:16, and Luke 11:33, singular forms occur in clauses contrasting placing a lit lamp on the stand with putting it under or within something else, so that people may see its light or brightness. In Hebrews 9:2, a nominative singular form names an item within the first tent alongside the table and bread of the Presence.

   Hebrews 9:2Luke 11:33Luke 8:16Mark 4:21Matthew 5:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the term as "lampstand" or "lampstands," whether describing a place for a lamp or the pictured objects in Revelation. This rendering confirms the clauses' overall presentation rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.