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← Luke 8 · ← verse 15 · verse 17 →

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ΟὐδεὶςOudeisNo [one]

Lemma: οὐδείς (oudeis) · Strong's: G3762

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)

Meaning: none — οὐδείς, -δεμία, -δέν (also in WH, txt., the Hellenistic forms -θείς, -θέν, Luk.22:35 23:14, Act.15:9 19:27 26:26, 1Co.13:2, 2Co.11:8; cf. BL, §6, 7; M, Pr., 56n, Thackeray, Gr., 58), related to μηδείς as οὐ to μή, ; no,…

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Used 235 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 8:10, Matthew 9:16, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 11:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3762; TFLSJ G3762; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 1

δὲdenow

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 2

λύχνονluchnona lamp

Lemma: λύχνος (luchnos) · Strong's: G3088

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

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.…

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Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Matthew 6:22, Mark 4:21, Luke 11:33, Luke 11:34, Luke 11:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3088; TFLSJ G3088; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 3

ἅψαςhapsashaving lighted

Lemma: ἅπτω (haptō) · Strong's: G0681

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AAP-NSM)

Meaning: to touch — ἅπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for נָגַע ; ] ; prop., to fasten to; hence, of fire, to kindle, light: Luk.8:16 11:33 15:8, Act.28:2. Mid., with genitive, to fasten oneself to, cling to, lay hold of (so in π.; MM, see word):…

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Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 8:3, Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:20, Matthew 9:21, Matthew 9:29, Matthew 14:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0681; TFLSJ G0681; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 4

καλύπτειkalupteicovers

Lemma: καλύπτω (kaluptō) · Strong's: G2572

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)

Meaning: to cover — καλύπτω ; [in LXX almost always for כָּסָה pi. ; ] ; in cl., rare in prose, ; to cover: with accusative of person(s), Luk.23:30; with accusative of thing(s) and dative, Luk.8:16; pass., Mat.8:24; metaphorically, to…

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Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 8:24, Matthew 10:26, Luke 23:30, 2 Corinthians 4:3, James 5:20, 1 Peter 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2572; TFLSJ G2572; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 5

αὐτὸνautonit

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (P-ASM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 6

σκεύειskeueiwith a vessel

Lemma: σκεῦος (skeuos) · Strong's: G4632

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)

Meaning: vessel — σκεῦος, -ους, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for כְּלִי ; ] ; a vessel, implement (for exx. in various senses, see MM, xxii): Mrk.11:16, Luk.8:16, Jhn.19:29, Act.10:11, 16 11:5, Rom.9:21, Rev.18:12; pl., 2Ti.2:20, Rev.2:27; τὰ σ.…

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Used 23 times. Also: Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:27, Mark 11:16, Luke 17:31, John 19:29, Acts 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4632; TFLSJ G4632; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 7

ἢēor

Lemma: ἤ (ē) · Strong's: G2228

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: or — ἤ, ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial…

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Used 365 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2228; TFLSJ G2228; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 8

ὑποκάτωhupokatōunder

Lemma: ὑποκάτω (hupokatō) · Strong's: G5270

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: under — ύπο-κάτω comp. adv. (see M, Pr., 99), ; [in LXX chiefly for תַּחַת ; ] ; below, under: as prep. with genitive, Mat.22:44, Mrk.6:11 7:28 12:36 (Rec., R, txt., ὑποπόδιον, as in LXX), Luk.8:16, Jhn.1:51, Heb.2:8" (LXX),…

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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 22:44, Mark 6:11, Mark 7:28, Mark 12:36, John 1:50, Hebrews 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5270; TFLSJ G5270; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 9

κλίνηςklinēsa bed

Lemma: κλίνη (klinē) · Strong's: G2825

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: bed — κλίνη, -ης, ἡ; (κλίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִטָּה ; ] ; a bed, couch: Mat.9:2, 6, Mrk.4:21 7:4, 30, Luk.5:18 8:16 17:34, Rev.2:22 (cf. MM, Exp., xv).†; (AS)

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Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:6, Mark 4:21, Mark 7:4, Mark 7:30, Luke 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2825; TFLSJ G2825; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 10

τίθησιν,tithēsinputs [it],

Lemma: τίθημι (tithēmi) · Strong's: G5087

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)

Meaning: to place — τίθημι, ; [in LXX for שִׁית ,נתן ,שׂוּם, etc. ; ] ; 1. causative of κεῖμαι, ; (a) to place, lay, set: Luk.6:48, Rom.9:33, al.; of laying the dead to rest, Mrk.15:47, Luk.23:55, Jhn.11:34, Act.7:16, al.; before ἐπί, with…

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Used 100 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 22:44, Matthew 24:51, Matthew 27:60, Mark 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5087; TFLSJ G5087; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 11

ἀλλ᾽all᾽but

Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…

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Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 12

ἐπὶepion

Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…

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Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 13

λυχνίαςluchniasa lampstand

Lemma: λυχνία (luchnia) · Strong's: G3087

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: lampstand — λυχνία, -ας, ἡ; (vulgar form of λυχνίον = λυχνοῦχος; see Kennedy, Sources, 40), [in LXX for מְנוֹרָה (Exo.25:31 40:4, al.) ; ] ; a lampstand: Mat.5:15, Mrk.4:21, Luk.8:16 11:33; of that in the Tabernacle, Heb.9:2;…

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Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Luke 11:33, Hebrews 9:2, Revelation 1:12, Revelation 1:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3087; TFLSJ G3087; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 14

τίθησινtithēsinputs [it]

Lemma: τίθημι (tithēmi) · Strong's: G5087

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)

Meaning: to place — τίθημι, ; [in LXX for שִׁית ,נתן ,שׂוּם, etc. ; ] ; 1. causative of κεῖμαι, ; (a) to place, lay, set: Luk.6:48, Rom.9:33, al.; of laying the dead to rest, Mrk.15:47, Luk.23:55, Jhn.11:34, Act.7:16, al.; before ἐπί, with…

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Used 100 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 22:44, Matthew 24:51, Matthew 27:60, Mark 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5087; TFLSJ G5087; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 15

ἵναinaso that

Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…

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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 16

οἱhoithose

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.,…

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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 8:16 word 17

εἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoientering in

Lemma: εἰσπορεύω (eisporeuō) · Strong's: G1531

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PNP-NPM)

Meaning: to enter — εἰσ-πορεύομαι ; [in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא ; ] ; to go into, enter: Luk.8:16 11:33 19:30; before εἰς, Mrk.1:21 6:56 11:2, Luk.22:10, Act.3:2; πρός, with accusative of person(s), Act.28:30; ὅπου, Mrk.5:40; κατά τ. οἴκους,…

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Used 18 times. Also: Matthew 15:17, Mark 1:21, Mark 4:19, Mark 5:40, Mark 6:56, Mark 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1531; TFLSJ G1531; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 18

βλέπωσινblepōsinmay see

Lemma: βλέπω (blepō) · Strong's: G0991

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Plural (V-PAS-3P)

Meaning: to see — βλέπω, ; [in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for פּנה, etc. ; ] ; 1. of bodily sight; (a) to see, have sight (opposite to τυφλὸς): Mat.12:22, Jhn.9:7, Act.9:9, Rom.11:8, Rev.3:18, al.; (b) to perceive, look (at), see: absol.,…

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Used 136 times. Also: Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 11:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0991; TFLSJ G0991; TAGNT Luke 8:16 word 19

τὸtothe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)

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.,…

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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 8:16 word 20

φῶς.phōslight.

Lemma: φῶς (phōs) · Strong's: G5457

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)

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,…

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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 8:16 word 21

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

No one→οὐδείς G3762 none
lights→ἅπτω G0681 to touch
a lamp→λύχνος G3088 lamp
[and] covers→καλύπτω G2572 to cover
it→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
with a jar→σκεῦος G4632 vessel
or→ἤ G2228 or
puts [it]→τίθημι G5087 to place
under→ὑποκάτω G5270 under
a bed→κλίνη G2825 bed
Instead→ἀλλά G0235 but
he sets [it]→τίθημι G5087 to place
on→ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against
a stand→λυχνία G3087 lampstand
so→ἵνα G2443 in order that/to
those who→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
enter→εἰσπορεύω G1531 to enter
can see→βλέπω G0991 to see
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
light→φῶς G5457 light

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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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