Luke 11:35 Go deeper
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Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
σκόπειskopeido take heed
Lemma: σκοπέω (skopeō) · Strong's: G4648
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Singular (V-PAM-2S)
Meaning: to watch out — ακοπέω, -ῶ; (σκοπός), [in LXX: Est.8:13, 2Ma.4:5 * ; ] ; to look at, behold, watch, contemplate. Metaphorical, to look to, consider: with accusative of thing(s), 2Co.4:13, Php.2:4; with accusative of person(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Romans 16:17, 2 Corinthians 4:18, Galatians 6:1, Philippians 2:4, Philippians 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4648; TFLSJ G4648; TAGNT Luke 11:35 word 1
οὖνountherefore
Lemma: οὖν (oun) · Strong's: G3767
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore/then — οὖν, ; particle ; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9, Jhn.8:38, Act.1:21, Rom.5:9, al.; in exhortations, Mat.3:8, Luk.11:35,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 535 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3767; TFLSJ G3767; TAGNT Luke 11:35 word 2
μὴmēlest
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT Luke 11:35 word 3
τὸtothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (T-NSN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 11:35 word 4
φῶςphōslight
Lemma: φῶς (phōs) · Strong's: G5457
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)
Meaning: light — φῶς (Att.. contr. from φάος; φάω), genitive, φωτός, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for אוֹר ; ] ; light (opposite to τὸ σκότος, ἡ σκοτία): Mat.17:2, 5, Jhn.11:9-10, 2Co.4:6; ἡλίου, Rev.22:5; of a lamp, Luk.8:16 11:33, Jhn.5:35,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 71 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 10:27, Matthew 17:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5457; TFLSJ G5457; TAGNT Luke 11:35 word 5
τὸtothat [is]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (T-NSN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 11:35 word 6
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Luke 11:35 word 7
σοὶsoiyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Singular (P-2DS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 11:35 word 8
σκότοςskotosdarkness
Lemma: σκότος (skotos) · Strong's: G4655
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)
Meaning: darkness — σκότος, -ου, ὁ the more usual cl. form (cf.σ., τό), ; darkness: Heb.12:18, Rec.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 31 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 8:12, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 25:30, Matthew 27:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4655; TFLSJ G4655; TAGNT Luke 11:35 word 9
ἐστίν.estinbe.
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Luke 11:35 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Be careful | → | σκοπέω G4648 to watch out |
| then | → | οὖν G3767 therefore/then |
| [that] the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| light | → | φῶς G5457 light |
| within | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| is | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| not | → | μή G3361 not |
| darkness | → | σκότος G4655 darkness |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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