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Matthew 5:14

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

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ὙμεῖςhumeisYeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “Ye”, the subject formG4771you.Yeἐστεesteareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areτὸtotheὁ (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 lightτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμουkosmouof the worldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the world”, the of-formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.This verse uses “the world”.of the worldοὐoucannotοὐadverb — “cannot”G3756no, not.cannotδύναταιdunataibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.πόλιςpoliscityπόλιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “city”, the subject formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.κρυβῆναιkrubēnaito be hidκρύπτω (kruptō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to be hid”, a single actionG2928I hide, conceal, lay up.be hidἐπάνωepanōaboveἐπάνωpreposition — “above”G1883(a) adv: on the top, above, (b) prep: on the top of, above, over, on, above, more than, superior to.This verse uses “above”.ὄρουςorousmountainὄρος (oros)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “mountain”, the of-formG3735a mountain, hill.κειμένηkeimenēto layκεῖμαι (keimai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to lay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2749I lie, recline, am placed, am laid, set, specially appointed, destined.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid;

World English Bible

“ You are the light of the world . A city located on a hill can ’ t be hidden .

Darby Translation

Ye are the light of the world: a city situated on the top of a mountain cannot be hid.

Douay-Rheims

You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid.

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