1. (v. i.) To descend; to light.

2. (v. i.) To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash.

3. (v. i.) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.

4. (v. t.) To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.

5. (v. t.) To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.

6. (v. t.) To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.

7. (v. t.) To free from trouble and fill with joy.

8. (v. t.) To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.

9. (v. t.) To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.

10. (v. t.) To cheer; to exhilarate.

797. astrapto -- to lighten, flash forth
... to lighten, flash forth. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: astrapto Phonetic
Spelling: (as-trap'-to) Short Definition: I flash, am lustrous Definition: I ...
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2893. kouphizo -- to make light (in weight)
... to make light (in weight). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kouphizo Phonetic
Spelling: (koo-fid'-zo) Short Definition: I lighten Definition: I lighten ...
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1546. ekbole -- a throwing out, ie spec. a throwing overboard (of ...
... ekbole Phonetic Spelling: (ek-bol-ay') Short Definition: a throwing out, a jettisoning
Definition: a throwing out, a jettisoning of cargo to lighten a ship. ...
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5316. phaino -- to bring to light, to cause to appear
... Prolongation for the base of phos; to lighten (shine), ie Show (transitive or
intransitive, literal or figurative) -- appear, seem, be seen, shine, X think. ...
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4160. poieo -- to make, do
... continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil,
gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship ...
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1823. exastrapto -- to flash or gleam like lightning, be radiant
... glistening. From ek and astrapto; to lighten forth, ie (figuratively) to be radiant
(of very white garments) -- glistening. see GREEK ek. see GREEK astrapto. ...
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602. apokalupsis -- an uncovering
... appearing, coming, manifestation, revelation. From apokalupto; disclosure -- appearing,
coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed, revelation. ...
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965. bazaq -- a lightning flash
... flash of lightning. From an unused root meaning to lighten; a flash of lightning --
flash of lightning. 964, 965. bazaq. 966 . Strong's Numbers.
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7043. qalal -- to be slight, swift or trifling
... cursed (16), curses (8), cursing (2), despise (1), despised (2), ease (1), easier
(1), easy (2), insignificant (1), light a thing (1), lighten (5), lightly ...
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5050. nagah -- to shine
... enlighten, cause to shine. A primitive root; to glitter; causatively, to illuminate --
(en-)lighten, (cause to) shine. 5049, 5050. nagah. 5051 . ...
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1299. baraq -- to flash (of lightning)
... root Definition to flash (of lightning) NASB Word Usage flash forth (1). cast forth.
A primitive root; to lighten (lightning) -- cast forth. 1298, 1299. ...
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A Light to Lighten the Gentiles
... A Light to Lighten the Gentiles. PG ...
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Carol. CMD A Light to Lighten the Gentiles.
... 95 Carol. CMD A Light to Lighten the Gentiles. A Light to Lighten the Gentiles.
(203) The race that long in darkness pine Have seen ...
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Psalm LXVII.
... granted by Himself.... 2. "Lighten His countenance upon us." Thou wast
perchance going to enquire, what is "bless us"? In many ways ...
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Teaching in the Temple on the Octave of the Feast of Tabernacles.
... were made wide within and narrow without, it was the opposite in the Temple of Solomon,
because the light issuing from the Sanctuary was to lighten that which ...
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December the Nineteenth the Sun of Righteousness
... DECEMBER The Nineteenth THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. "A light to lighten the
Gentiles." "Luke 2:25-40. That was the wonder of wonders. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/december the nineteenth the sun.htm

Epiphany 92. From the Eastern Mountains
... Ere the worlds began,. Draw thou near, and lighten. Every heart of man. There their
Lord and Savior. ... Onward on their way,. Ever now to lighten. Nations from afar ...
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Heaven.
... CHRIST THE GLORY OF HEAVEN. "For the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is
the light thereof." Mark, though now there shall be no need of temple, sun ...
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Consolation Proportionate to Spiritual Sufferings
... SEEK ye rest from your distresses ye children of woe and sorrow ? This is the
place where ye may lighten your burden, and lose your cares. ...
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The Dedication
... in peace, according to Thy word: for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou
hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles ...
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Sin Overcoming and Overcome
... that you have an element of demerit and of liability to consequent evil and suffering
which you are perfectly powerless to touch or to lighten in the slightest ...
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Lighten (19 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten
an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets. ...
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Lightens (4 Occurrences)
... world. (Root in WEB DBY NAS RSV). 2 Samuel 22:29 For Thou art my lamp, O LORD;
and the LORD doth lighten my darkness. (See RSV). Psalms ...
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Lightened (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Lighten. Multi-Version Concordance
Lightened (11 Occurrences). Luke 11:34 The lamp of the ...
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Lighted (36 Occurrences)

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Jettison (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (v.) To discard; To disencumber; as, to jettison goods
in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Lighter (10 Occurrences)
... people at all times; and it hath come to pass, every great matter they bring in
unto thee, and every small matter they judge themselves; and lighten it from ...
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Likenesses (4 Occurrences)
... shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and
you shall give glory to the God of Israel: perhaps he will lighten his hand ...
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Israel (27466 Occurrences)
... and the other tribes broke out anew, and Jeroboam was sent for from Egypt by the
malcontents (12:2, 3). Rehoboam insolently refused to lighten the burdensome ...
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Tumors (8 Occurrences)
... shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and
you shall give glory to the God of Israel: perhaps he will lighten his hand ...
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Task (37 Occurrences)
... at all times; and it shall be that they shall bring to thee every great matter,
and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten the task ...
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