In Matthew 5 of Matthew .
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
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οὐδὲ oude Neither οὐδὲ oude Neither οὐδέ conjunction — “Neither” G3761 neither, nor, not even, and not. This verse uses “neither”. Neither καίουσιν kaiousin do men light καίουσιν kaiousin do men light καίω (kaiō) verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “do men light”, an ongoing or repeated action G2545 I ignite, light, burn, lit. and met; I consume with fire. This verse uses “light”. do men light λύχνον luchnon a candle λύχνον luchnon a candle λύχνος (luchnos) noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a candle”, the object form G3088 a lamp. a candle καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. and τιθέασιν titheasin put τιθέασιν titheasin put τίθημι (tithēmi) verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “put”, an ongoing or repeated action G5087 I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. This verse uses “put”. put αὐτὸν auton it αὐτὸν auton it αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “it”, the object form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. it ὑπὸ hupo under ὑπὸ hupo under ὑπό preposition — “under” G5259 by, under, about. This verse uses “under”. under τὸν ton the τὸν ton the ὁ (ho) article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object form G3588 the, the definite article. μόδιον modion a bushel μόδιον modion a bushel μόδιος (modios) noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a bushel”, the object form G3426 a dry measure, nearly two English gallons. a bushel ἀλλ’ all but ἀλλ’ all but ἀλλά (alla) conjunction — “but” G235 but, except, however. This verse uses “but”. but ἐπὶ epi on ἐπὶ epi on ἐπί preposition — “on” G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at. on τὴν tēn the τὴν tēn the ὁ (ho) article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object form G3588 the, the definite article. λυχνίαν, luchnian a candlestick λυχνίαν luchnian a candlestick λυχνία (luchnia) noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a candlestick”, the object form G3087 a lamp-stand. a candlestick καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. and λάμπει lampei it giveth light λάμπει lampei it giveth light λάμπω (lampō) verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it giveth light”, an ongoing or repeated action G2989 I shine, give light. it giveth light πᾶσιν pasin unto all πᾶσιν pasin unto all πᾶς (pas) adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto all”, the to- or for-form G3956 all, the whole, every kind of. This verse uses “all”. unto all τοῖς tois the τοῖς tois the ὁ (ho) article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-form G3588 the, the definite article. ἐν en that are in ἐν en that are in ἐν preposition — “that are in” G1722 in, on, among. that are in τῇ tē the τῇ tē the ὁ (ho) article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-form G3588 the, the definite article. οἰκίᾳ. oikia house οἰκίᾳ oikia house οἰκία noun, dative, singular, feminine — “house”, the to- or for-form G3614 a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means. the house Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house;
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American Standard Version (1901) Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.
Young’s Literal Translation nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house;
World English Bible Neither do you light a lamp and put it under a measuring basket , but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house .
Darby Translation Nor do [men] light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.
Douay-Rheims Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house.
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