Greek Interlinear
Matthew 5:15 Interlinear
“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”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὐδὲ | G3761 | Neither | not however, i.e., neither, nor, not even |
| 2 | καίουσιν | G2545 | do men light | to set on fire, i.e., kindle or (by implication) consume |
| 3 | λύχνον | G3088 | a candle | a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively) |
| 4 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 5 | τιθέασιν | G5087 | put | to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from g2476, which pr |
| 6 | αὐτὸν | G846 | it | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 7 | ὑπὸ | G5259 | under | under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither ( |
| 8 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 9 | μόδιον | G3426 | a bushel | a modius, i.e., certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil) |
| 10 | ἀλλ' | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 11 | ἐπὶ | G1909 | on | properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re |
| 12 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 13 | λυχνίαν | G3087 | a candlestick | a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 15 | λάμπει | G2989 | it giveth light | to beam, i.e., radiate brilliancy (literally or figuratively) |
| 16 | πᾶσιν | G3956 | unto all | all, any, every, the whole |
| 17 | τοῖς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 18 | ἐν | G1722 | that are in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 19 | τῇ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 20 | οἰκίᾳ | G3614 | the house | properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family (especially domestics) |
Verse Context
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