No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “a cellar” (κρύπτην) before sets it here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before lamp here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “hidden” (κρυπτόν) before sets it here.
ΟὐδεὶςoudeisNo manοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “No man”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.No manλύχνονluchnona candleλύχνος (luchnos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a candle”, the object formG3088a lamp.a candleἅψαςhapsasto kindleἅπτω (haptō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to kindle”, a single actionG681I kindle, light.This verse uses “kindle”.εἰςeisit inεἰςpreposition — “it in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.it inκρύπτηνkruptēna secret placeκρύπτη (kruptē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a secret place”, the object formG2926a cellar, vault, hidden place, crypt.a secret placeτίθησινtithēsinto placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to place”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.οὐδὲoudeneitherοὐδέconjunction — “neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.neitherὑπὸhupounderὑπόpreposition — “under”G5259by, under, about.This verse uses “under”.underτὸνtonthey whichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “they which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.they whichμόδιονmodionbucketμόδιος (modios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “bucket”, the object formG3426a dry measure, nearly two English gallons.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λυχνίανluchnianlampstandλυχνία (luchnia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “lampstand”, the object formG3087a lamp-stand.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoicome inεἰσπορεύομαι (eisporeuomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “come in”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1531I journey in(to), I go in(to), enter, intervene.come inτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φέγγοςphengoslightφέγγοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “light”, the object formG5338brightness, light, splendor, radiance.This verse uses “light”.the lightβλέπωσινblepōsinto seeβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.This verse uses “see”.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κρυπτόνkruptonhiddenκρυπτός (kruptos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hidden”, the object formG2927hidden, secret; as subst: the hidden (secret) things (parts), the inward nature (character).This verse uses “hidden”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'And no one having lighted a lamp, doth put [it] in a secret place, nor under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, that those coming in may behold the light.
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American Standard Version (1901)
No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.
Young’s Literal Translation
'And no one having lighted a lamp, doth put [it] in a secret place, nor under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, that those coming in may behold the light.
World English Bible
“ No one , when he has lit a lamp , puts it in a cellar or under a basket , but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light .
Darby Translation
But no one having lit a lamp sets it in secret, nor under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.
Douay-Rheims
No man lighteth a candle, and putteth it in a hidden place, nor under a bushel; but upon a candlestick, that they that come in, may see the light.
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