Luke 12:35 Go deeper
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Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἜστωσανEstōsanshould be
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAM-3P)
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 12:35 word 1
ὑμῶνhumōnyour
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
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 12:35 word 2
αἱhai<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (T-NPF)
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 12:35 word 3
ὀσφύεςosphueswaist
Lemma: ὀσφῦς (osphus) · Strong's: G3751
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (N-NPF)
Meaning: loins — ὀσφύς, -ύος, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for מֹתֶן; , also for חָלַץ, etc. ; ] ; the loin: Mat.3:4, Mrk.1:6; metaphorically, περιζώννυσθαι (ἀναζ-) τ. ὀσφύας, Luk.12:35, Eph.6:14, 1Pe.1:13; regarded, as by the Hebrews, as the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6, Acts 2:30, Ephesians 6:14, Hebrews 7:5, Hebrews 7:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3751; TFLSJ G3751; TAGNT Luke 12:35 word 4
περιεζωσμέναιperiezōsmenaigirded
Lemma: περιζώννυμι (perizōnnumi) · Strong's: G4024
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (V-RPP-NPF)
Meaning: to gird — περι-ζώννυμι and -ύω; (see Veitch, see word), [in LXX chiefly for חָגַר, also for אָזַר, etc. ; ] ; to gird (with dupl, accusative, as ὁ περιζωννύων με δύναμιν, Psa.18:32): pass., αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι, Luk.12:35; π.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Luke 12:37, Luke 17:8, Ephesians 6:14, Revelation 1:13, Revelation 15:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4024; TFLSJ G4024; TAGNT Luke 12:35 word 5
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 12:35 word 6
οἱhoithe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
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 12:35 word 7
λύχνοιluchnoilamps
Lemma: λύχνος (luchnos) · Strong's: G3088
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: lamp — λύχνος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX for נִיר (Exo.25:37), al.) ; ] ; a lamp (portable, and usually set on a stand, λυχνία): Mat.5:15, Luk.11:36; ἔρχεται ὁ λ., Mrk.4:21; λ. ἅπτειν Luk.8:16 11:33 15:8; φῶς λύχνου, Rev.18:23; id.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Matthew 6:22, Mark 4:21, Luke 8:16, Luke 11:33, Luke 11:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3088; TFLSJ G3088; TAGNT Luke 12:35 word 8
καιόμενοι,kaiomenoiburning,
Lemma: καίω (kaiō) · Strong's: G2545
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PPP-NPM)
Meaning: to kindle/burn — καίω ; [in LXX for בָּעַר, יָקַד, שָׂרַף, etc. ; ] ; 1. to kindle, light: with accusative, λύχνον, Mat.5:15; pass., to be lighted, to burn: ptcp., Luk.12:35, Rev.4:5 8:10 19:20; πυρί Heb.12:18, Rev.8:8 21:8;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Luke 24:32, John 5:35, John 15:6, Hebrews 12:18, Revelation 4:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2545; TFLSJ G2545; TAGNT Luke 12:35 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Be | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| dressed for service | → | σύ G4771 you |
| . . . | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| . . . | → | ὀσφῦς G3751 loins |
| . . . | → | περιζώννυμι G4024 to gird |
| and {keep} | → | καί G2532 and |
| [your] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| lamps | → | λύχνος G3088 lamp |
| burning | → | καίω G2545 to kindle/burn |
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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