Matthew

Matthew 5:15

¹⁵Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Neither	οὐδὲ	oude	Conjunction	G3761 neither, nor, not even
do	καίουσιν	kaiousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2545 I ignite, light, burn
a lamp	λύχνον	lychnon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3088 a lamp
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
put	τιθέασιν	titheasin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G5087 I put, place
it	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
under	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
a basket	μόδιον	modion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3426 a dry measure, nearly two English gallons
Instead	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
a stand	λυχνίαν	lychnian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3087 a lamp-stand
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
it gives light	λάμπει	lampei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2989 I shine
to everyone	πᾶσιν	pasin	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
house	οἰκίᾳ	oikia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3614 a house, household

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