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← Matthew 5 · ← verse 15 · verse 17 →

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (KJV)

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

οὕτωςhoutōsThus

Lemma: οὕτως (ohutō, ohutōs) · Strong's: G3779

Parsing: Adverb (ADV)

Meaning: thus(-ly) — οὕτως, rarely (Bl., §5, 4; WH, App., 146f.) οὕτω, adv. ; (οὗτος), [in LXX chiefly for כֵּן ; ] ; in this way, so, thus; 1. referring to what precedes: Mat.5:16 6:30, Mrk.10:43 14:59, Luk.1:25 2:48 15:7, Jhn.3:8,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 215 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3779; TFLSJ G3779; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 1

λαμψάτωlampsatōshould shine

Lemma: λάμπω (lampō) · Strong's: G2989

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Imperative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAM-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)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 7 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Matthew 17:2, Luke 17:24, Acts 12:7, 2 Corinthians 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2989; TFLSJ G2989; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 2

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 Matthew 5:16 word 3

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 6:23, Matthew 10:27, Matthew 17:2, Mark 14:54 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5457; TFLSJ G5457; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 4

ὑμῶνhumōnof you

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 Matthew 5:16 word 5

ἔμπροσθενemprosthenbefore

Lemma: ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) · Strong's: G1715

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: before — ἔμ-προσθεν ; adv. ; of place (in cl. also of time), ; [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי ; ] ; 1. adverbially, before, in front: Luk.19:28; εἰς τὸ ἔ., Luk.19:4; opposite to ὄπισθεν, Rev.4:6; opposite to τὰ ὀπίσω, τὰ ἔ.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 50 times. Also: Matthew 5:24, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 10:32, Matthew 10:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1715; TFLSJ G1715; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 6

τῶνtōn<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)

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 5:16 word 7

ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmen

Lemma: ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) · Strong's: G0444

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)

Meaning: a human — ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ ,אָדָם, also for אֱנוֹשׁ, etc. ; ] ; man: ; 1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): Jhn.16:21; with art., Mat.4:4 12:35, Mrk.2:27, Jhn.2:25, Rom.7:1, al;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 558 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0444; TFLSJ G0444; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 8

ὅπωςhopōsso that

Lemma: ὅπως (hopōs) · Strong's: G3704

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: that — ὅπως ; I. Relat. adv. of manner, as, how: with indic., Luk.24:20. ; II. Conj., with subjc. (in cl. also with opt., indic.: so in Mat.26:59, LT, Tr.), in order that, to the end that, that; 1. final, denoting purpose or…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 53 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3704; TFLSJ G3704; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 9

ἴδωσινidōsinthey may see

Lemma: εἴδω (eidō) · Strong's: G1492H

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAS-3P)

Meaning: to perceive: see — οἶδα, (from same root as εἶδον, which see), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] pf. with present meaning (plpf. as impf.; on irregular tense-forms, see App.), ; to have seen or perceived, hence, to know, have knowledge of:…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 346 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:10, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1492H; TFLSJ G1492H; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 10

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 Matthew 5:16 word 11

τὰta<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (T-APN)

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 5:16 word 12

καλὰkalagood

Lemma: καλός (kalos) · Strong's: G2570G

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (A-APN)

Meaning: good — καλός, -ή, -όν, ; [in LXX chiefly for טוֹבָה ,טוֹב, also for יָפֶה, etc. ; ] ; 1. primarily, of outward form ("related to . . . ἀγαθός as the appearance to the essence," Cremer, 339), fair, beautiful: λίθοι (BV,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 101 times. Also: Matthew 3:10, Matthew 7:17, Matthew 7:18, Matthew 7:19, Matthew 12:33, Matthew 13:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2570G; TFLSJ G2570G; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 13

ἔργαergaworks

Lemma: ἔργον (ergon) · Strong's: G2041

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (N-APN)

Meaning: work — ἔργον, -ου, τό (originally Ϝέργον, work), [very frequently in LXX, chiefly for מַשֶׂה, מְלָאכָה, also for עֲבֹדָה, פֹּעַל, etc. ; ] ; 1. work, task, employment: Mrk.13:34, Jhn.4:34 17:4, Act.13:2, Php.1:22 2:30,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 176 times. Also: Matthew 11:2, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 23:3, Matthew 23:5, Matthew 26:10, Mark 13:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2041; TFLSJ G2041; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 14

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 5:16 word 15

δοξάσωσινdoxasōsinthey may glorify

Lemma: δοξάζω (doxazō) · Strong's: G1392

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Plural (V-AAS-3P)

Meaning: to glorify — δοξάζω; (δόξα), [in LXX chiefly for כָּבַד ni., pi., also for פָּאַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to think, suppose, hold an opinion (Æsch., Plat., al.). ; 2. To bestow δόξα (which see) on, to magnify, extol, praise (Thuc., iii, 45;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 62 times. Also: Matthew 6:2, Matthew 9:8, Matthew 15:31, Mark 2:12, Luke 2:20, Luke 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1392; TFLSJ G1392; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 16

τὸνtonthe

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.,…

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 5:16 word 17

πατέραpateraFather

Lemma: πατήρ (patēr) · Strong's: G3962

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

Meaning: father — πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ; ] ; a father; 1. prop., ; (a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 420 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3962; TFLSJ G3962; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 18

ὑμῶνhumōnof you

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 Matthew 5:16 word 19

τὸνtonwho [is]

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.,…

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 5:16 word 20

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 5:16 word 21

τοῖςtoisthe

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 5:16 word 22

οὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisheavens.

Lemma: οὐρανός (ouranos) · Strong's: G3772

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (N-DPM)

Meaning: heaven — οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַיִם (hence, often pl., οἱ οὐ., see infr.) ; ] ; heaven; 1. of the vault or firmament of heaven, the sky and the aerial regions above the earth: opposite to ἡ γῆ, Heb.1:10,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 281 times. Also: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3772; TFLSJ G3772; TAGNT Matthew 5:16 word 23

How the BSB renders it

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

In the same way→οὕτως G3779 thus(-ly)
{let}→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
your→σύ G4771 you
light→φῶς G5457 light
shine→λάμπω G2989 to shine
before→ἔμπροσθεν G1715 before
men→ἄνθρωπος G0444 a human
that→ὅπως G3704 that
they may see→ὁράω G3708 to see: see
your→σύ G4771 you
good→καλός G2570G good
deeds→ἔργον G2041 work
and→καί G2532 and
glorify→δοξάζω G1392 to glorify
your→σύ G4771 you
Father→πατήρ G3962 father
in→ἐν G1722 in/on/among
heaven→οὐρανός G3772 heaven

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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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