King James Version

Luke 12:35

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

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ἜστωσανestōsanLetεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person plural — “Let”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Letὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὀσφύεςosphuesloinsὀσφύς (osphus)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “loins”, the subject formG3751the loins.loinsπεριεζωσμέναιperiezōsmenaigirded aboutπεριζώννυμι (perizōnnumi)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “girded about”, a completed action with a present resultG4024I gird round; mid: I gird myself, generally for active work or travel.girded aboutκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λύχνοιluchnoiyour lightsλύχνος (luchnos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “your lights”, the subject formG3088a lamp.your lightsκαιόμενοιkaiomenoiburningκαίω (kaiō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “burning”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2545I ignite, light, burn, lit. and met; I consume with fire.burning

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

Young’s Literal Translation

'Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,

World English Bible

“ Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning .

Darby Translation

Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;

Douay-Rheims

Let your loins be girt, and lamps burning in your hands.

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