Matthew 5:15 Go deeper
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Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
οὐδὲoudeNor
Lemma: οὐδέ (oude) · Strong's: G3761
Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)
Meaning: nor — οὐδέ, negative particle, related to μηδέ as οὐ to μή. ; I. As conjc., and not, also not, neither, nor: Mat.6:15, Luk.16:31, Rom.4:15, al.; οὐ . . . οὐδέ, Mat.5:15 10:24, Mrk.4:22, Luk.6:43, 44, Jhn.6:24, Act.2:27,…
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Used 145 times. Also: Matthew 6:15, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 6:29, Matthew 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3761; TFLSJ G3761; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 word 1
καίουσινkaiousindo they light
Lemma: καίω (kaiō) · Strong's: G2545
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)
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;…
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Used 11 times. Also: Luke 12:35, Luke 24:32, John 5:35, John 15:6, Hebrews 12:18, Revelation 4:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2545; TFLSJ G2545; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 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 6:22, Mark 4:21, Luke 8:16, Luke 11:33, Luke 11:34, Luke 11:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3088; TFLSJ G3088; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 word 3
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,…
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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 Matthew 5:15 word 4
τιθέασινtitheasinput
Lemma: τίθημι (tithēmi) · Strong's: G5087
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)
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 12:18, Matthew 22:44, Matthew 24:51, Matthew 27:60, Mark 4:21, Mark 4:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5087; TFLSJ G5087; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 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 Matthew 5:15 word 6
ὑπὸhupounder
Lemma: ὑπό (hupo) · Strong's: G5259H
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: by/under: under — ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Mat.8:9b, Luk.7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Rom.3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Gal.3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv), ; prep. with genitive, dative (not…
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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 23:37, Mark 4:21, Mark 5:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5259H; TFLSJ G5259H; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 word 7
τὸνton<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
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 Matthew 5:15 word 8
μόδιονmodiona basket
Lemma: μόδιος (modios) · Strong's: G3426
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: bucket — μοιχαλίς, -ίδος, ἡ; (= Att.. μοιχάς, fem. of μοιχός), [in LXX: Pro.18:22 30:20), Eze.16:38 23:45, Hos.3:1, Mal.3:5 (נַאֲפוּף, נָאַף) * ; ] ; an adulteress: Rom.7:3; meton., for μοιχεία, 2Pe.2:14. Metaphorical, of…
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Used 3 times. Also: Mark 4:21, Luke 11:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3426; TFLSJ G3426; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 word 9
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 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 7:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 word 10
ἐπὶepiupon
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 Matthew 5:15 word 11
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
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 Matthew 5:15 word 12
λυχνίαν,luchnianlampstand,
Lemma: λυχνία (luchnia) · Strong's: G3087
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
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: Mark 4:21, Luke 8:16, Luke 11:33, Hebrews 9:2, Revelation 1:12, Revelation 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3087; TFLSJ G3087; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 word 13
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 Matthew 5:15 word 14
λάμπειlampeiit shines
Lemma: λάμπω (lampō) · Strong's: G2989
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to shine — λάμπω ; [in LXX for נָגַהּ, etc. ; ] ; to shine: Mat.5:15-16 17:2, Luk.17:24, Act.12:7, 2Co.4:6 (cf. ἐκ-, περι-λάμπω).†; (AS)
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Used 7 times. Also: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 17:2, Luke 17:24, Acts 12:7, 2 Corinthians 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2989; TFLSJ G2989; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 word 15
πᾶσινpasinfor all
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Masculine (A-DPM)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
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Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 word 16
τοῖςtoisthose
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Masculine (T-DPM)
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 Matthew 5:15 word 17
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 Matthew 5:15 word 18
τῇtēathe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Feminine (T-DSF)
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 Matthew 5:15 word 19
οἰκίᾳ.oikiahouse.
Lemma: οἰκία (oikia) · Strong's: G3614G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: home — οἰκία, -ας, ἡ; (οἶκος), [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for בַּיִת ; ] ; a house, dwelling: Mat.2:11 7:24-27, Mrk.1:29, al.; ἐν οἰκίᾳ (= cl. κατ ̓ οἰκίαν), at home, Luk.8:27; εἰς οἰ., II Jn 10; οἰ, with genitive of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 85 times. Also: Matthew 2:11, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3614G; TFLSJ G3614G; TAGNT Matthew 5:15 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Neither | → | οὐδέ G3761 nor |
| do [people] light | → | καίω G2545 to kindle/burn |
| a lamp | → | λύχνος G3088 lamp |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| put | → | τίθημι G5087 to place |
| it | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| under | → | ὑπό G5259H by/under: under |
| a basket | → | μόδιος G3426 bucket |
| Instead | → | ἀλλά G0235 but |
| [they set it] on | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| a stand | → | λυχνία G3087 lampstand |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| it gives light | → | λάμπω G2989 to shine |
| to everyone | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| house | → | οἰκία G3614G home |
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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