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Luke 11:36

If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

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εἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σῶμάsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “body”, the subject formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὅλονholonwholeὅλος (holos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “whole”, the subject formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.the wholeφωτεινόνphōteinonfull of lightφωτεινός (phōteinos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “full of light”, the subject formG5460bright, luminous, full of light.This verse uses “full of light”.full of lightμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἔχονechonto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.μέροςmerospartμέροςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “part”, the object formG3313a part, portion, share.τιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.σκοτεινόνskoteinondarkσκοτεινός (skoteinos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “dark”, the object formG4652full of darkness, dark.This verse uses “dark”.ἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.φωτεινὸνphōteinonbrightφωτεινός (phōteinos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “bright”, the subject formG5460bright, luminous, full of light.This verse uses “bright”.ὅλονholonallὅλος (holos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λύχνοςluchnosof a candleλύχνοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “of a candle”, the subject formG3088a lamp.of a candleτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀστραπῇastrapēlightningἀστραπήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “lightning”, the to- or for-formG796a flash of lightning, brightness, luster.φωτίζῃphōtizēdoth giveφωτίζω (phōtizō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “doth give”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5461(a) I light up, illumine, (b) I bring to light, make evident, reveal.doth giveσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.thee

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

if then thy whole body is lightened, not having any part darkened, the whole shall be lightened, as when the lamp by the brightness may give thee light.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.

Young’s Literal Translation

if then thy whole body is lightened, not having any part darkened, the whole shall be lightened, as when the lamp by the brightness may give thee light.'

World English Bible

If therefore your whole body is full of light , having no part dark , it will be wholly full of light , as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light .”

Darby Translation

If therefore thy whole body [is] light, not having any part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp lights thee with its brightness.

Douay-Rheims

If then thy whole body be lightsome, having no part of darkness; the whole shall be lightsome; and as a bright lamp, shall enlighten thee.

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