περιλάμψαν

perilámpō

shining round about

To shine around, to emit light so as to envelop or surround; to illuminate something or someone completely. In narrative contexts, refers to a visible radiance or glow encompassing a person or object. Can also denote a figurative overwhelming brightness or glory.

G4034

Acts 26:13 · Word #14

Lexicon G4034

Lemmaπεριλάμπω
Transliterationperilámpō
Strong'sG4034
DefinitionTo shine around, to emit light so as to envelop or surround; to illuminate something or someone completely. In narrative contexts, refers to a visible radiance or glow encompassing a person or object. Can also denote a figurative overwhelming brightness or glory.

Morphology V AOR ACT PTCP ACC N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseshining round about
Literalhaving-shone-around

Lexical Info

Lemmaπεριλάμπω
Strong'sG4034

SIBI-P1 Translation G4034-02

having shone all around

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist active participle; accusative neuter singular (Gr,V,PAA,ANS).
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active participle denotes a completed act of emitting light that surrounds or envelops. "Having shone all around" preserves the compound sense of shining about (περί + λάμπω) and reflects the participial, completed action in active voice.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

shining around

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
Rationale'περιλάμψαν' means 'shining around', which matches the participial force in this context better than 'having shone all around'.