ἐκεῖνοςekeinosHeἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “He”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.Heἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λύχνοςluchnoslightλύχνοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “light”, the subject formG3088a lamp.lightὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καιόμενοςkaiomenosto kindleκαίω (kaiō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to kindle”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2545I ignite, light, burn, lit. and met; I consume with fire.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.φαίνωνphainōnto shineφαίνω (phainō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to shine”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5316(a) act: I shine, shed light, (b) pass: I shine, become visible, appear, (c) I become clear, appear, seem, show myself as.This verse uses “shine”.ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἠθελήσατεēthelēsatewere willingθέλω (thelō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “were willing”, a single actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.were willingἀγαλλιαθῆναιagalliathēnaito rejoiceἀγαλλιάω (agalliaō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to rejoice”, a single actionG21I exult, am full of joy.to rejoiceπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.ὥρανhōranhourὥρα (hōra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the object formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φωτὶphōtilightφῶς (phōs)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “light”, the to- or for-formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.lightαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
he was the burning and shining lamp, and ye did will to be glad, for an hour, in his light.
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American Standard Version (1901)
He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.
Young’s Literal Translation
he was the burning and shining lamp, and ye did will to be glad, for an hour, in his light.
World English Bible
He was the burning and shining lamp , and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light .
Darby Translation
He was the burning and shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Douay-Rheims
He was a burning and a shining light: and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.
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