King James Version

Matthew 10:27

What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

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ὃhoWhatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “what”.WhatλέγωlegōI tellλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I tell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.I tellὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σκοτίᾳskotiadarknessσκοτίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “darkness”, the to- or for-formG4653darkness; fig: spiritual darkness.darknessεἴπατεeipatethat speak yeλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “that speak ye”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).that speak yeἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φωτίphōtilightφῶς (phōs)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “light”, the to- or for-formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.lightκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὃhowhatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “what”.whatεἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὖςousearοὖςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “ear”, the object formG3775(a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception.the earἀκούετεakoueteto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.κηρύξατεkēruxatethat preach yeκηρύσσω (kērussō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “that preach ye”, a single actionG2784I proclaim, herald, preach.This verse uses “preach”.that preach yeἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δωμάτωνdōmatōnhousetopsδῶμα (dōma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “housetops”, the of-formG1430the roof (of a house), the top of the house.the housetops

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.

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American Standard Version (1901)

What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house-tops.

Young’s Literal Translation

that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.

World English Bible

What I tell you in the darkness , speak in the light ; and what you hear whispered in the ear , proclaim on the housetops .

Darby Translation

What I say to you in darkness speak in the light, and what ye hear in the ear preach upon the houses.

Douay-Rheims

That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the housetops.

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