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Matthew 17:2

And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andμετεμορφώθηmetemorphōthēwas transfiguredμεταμορφόομαι (metamorphoomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was transfigured”, a single actionG3339I transform, transfigure.was transfiguredἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeἔμπροσθενpreposition — “before”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.beforeαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔλαμψενelampsendid shineλάμπω (lampō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “did shine”, a single actionG2989I shine, give light.did shineτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρόσωπονprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “face”, the subject formG4383the face, countenance, surface.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἥλιοςhēliossunἥλιοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “sun”, the subject formG2246the sun, sunlight.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἱμάτιαhimatiaclothingἱμάτιον (himation)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “clothing”, the subject formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐγένετοegenetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.λευκὰleukawhiteλευκός (leukos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “white”, the subject formG3022white, bright, brilliant.This verse uses “white”.ὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φῶςphōslightφῶςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “light”, the subject formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.the light

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light,

World English Bible

He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

Darby Translation

And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light;

Douay-Rheims

And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow.

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