God & Savior

Luke 11:33

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
Luke 11:33
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Οὐδεὶς λύχνον ἅψας εἰς κρύπτην τίθησιν οὐδὲ ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον ἀλλ᾽ ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν ἵνα οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι τὸ φῶς βλέπωσιν.

  1. ΟὐδεὶςOudeis“But no [one]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  2. λύχνονluchnon“a lamp”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λύχνος · “lamp” · Strong's G3088
  3. ἅψαςhapsas“having lit”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἅπτω · “to kindle” · Strong's G0681
  4. εἰςeis“in”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  5. κρύπτηνkruptēn“a cellar”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κρύπτη · “cellar” · Strong's G2926
  6. τίθησινtithēsin“sets it”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from τίθημι · “to place” · Strong's G5087
  7. οὐδὲoude“nor [sets it]”
    Conjunction, nominative · from οὐδέ · “and not” · Strong's G3761
  8. ὑπὸhupo“under”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259H
  9. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. μόδιονmodion“basket”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from μόδιος · “bucket” · Strong's G3426
  11. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  12. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  13. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. λυχνίανluchnian“lampstand”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from λυχνία · “lampstand” · Strong's G3087
  15. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  16. οἱhoi“those”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. εἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoi“entering in”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from εἰσπορεύω · “to enter” · Strong's G1531
  18. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. φῶςphōs“light”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “light” · Strong's G5457
  20. βλέπωσιν.blepōsin“may see.”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)