Luke

Luke 11:34

³⁴Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good,^f your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad,^g your body is full of darkness.

Footnotes

f 11:34 Literally When your eye is sound; see Proverbs 22:9|PRO 22:9.
g 11:34 Literally when it is evil; see Proverbs 23:6|PRO 23:6and Proverbs 28:22.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
eye	ὀφθαλμός	ophthalmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3788 the eye
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the	Ὁ	Ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
lamp	λύχνος	lychnos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3088 a lamp
of your	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
body	σώματός	sōmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
When	ὅταν	hotan	Conjunction	G3752 when, whensoever
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
eyes	ὀφθαλμός	ophthalmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3788 the eye
are	ᾖ	ē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
good	ἁπλοῦς	haplous	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G573 single, simple, sound
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
whole	ὅλον	holon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3650 all, the whole, entire
body	σῶμά	sōma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
full of light	φωτεινόν	phōteinon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5460 bright, luminous, full of light
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
when	ἐπὰν	epan	Conjunction	G1875 after, when
they are	ᾖ	ē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
bad	πονηρὸς	ponēros	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4190 evil, bad, wicked
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
body	σῶμά	sōma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
full of darkness	σκοτεινόν	skoteinon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4652 full of darkness, dark

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Matthew 6:22–23 · Acts 26:18 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · Jeremiah 5:21 · Psalm 119:18 · Romans 11:8–10 · Colossians 3:22 · 2 Corinthians 11:3 · Ephesians 1:17 · Mark 8:18 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 · Mark 4:12

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