Luke 8:16

Οὐδεὶς δὲ λύχνον ἅψας καλύπτει αὐτὸν σκεύει ἢ ὑποκάτω κλίνης τίθησιν ἀλλ' ἐπὶ λυχνίας ἐπιτίθησιν ἵνα οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι βλέπωσιν τὸ φῶς
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
Οὐδεὶς
G3762 A-NSM
oudeis
not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e., none, nobody, nothing
  • no one, nothing
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
λύχνον
G3088 N-ASM
lychnos
a portable lamp or other illuminator (literally or figuratively)
  • a lamp, candle, that is placed on a stand or candlestick
    • "the prophecies of the Old Testament (inasmuch as they afforded at least some knowledge relative to the glorious return of Jesus from heaven)
ἅψας
G681 V-AAP-NSM
haptō
properly, to fasten to, i.e., (specially) to set on fire
  • to fasten to, adhere to
    • to fasten fire to a thing, kindle, set of fire
καλύπτει
G2572 V-PAI-3S
kalyptō
to cover up (literally or figuratively)
  • to hide, veil
    • to hinder the knowledge of a thing
αὐτὸν
G846 P-ASM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
σκεύει
G4632 N-DSN
skeuos
a vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (literally or figuratively (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband))
  • a vessel
    • "an implement
    • in the plural
      • household utensils, domestic gear
        • "the tackle and armament of vessels, used specifically of sails and ropes
    metaphorically
    • a man of quality, a chosen instrument
      • "in a bad sense, an assistant in accomplishing an evil deed
ἢ
G2228 CONJ
ē
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
  • either, or, than
ὑποκάτω
G5270 PREP
hypokatō
down under, i.e., beneath
  • under, underneath
κλίνης
G2825 N-GSF
klinē
a couch (for sleep, sickness, sitting or eating)
  • a small bed, a couch
    • "a couch to recline on at meals"a couch on which a sick man is carried
τίθησιν
G5087 V-PAI-3S
tithēmi
to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476, which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)
  • to set, put, place
    • to place or lay
      • "to put down, lay down
      • to bend down
        • "to lay off or aside, to wear or carry no longer"to lay by, lay aside money
      to set on (serve) something to eat or drink"to set forth, something to be explained by discourse
    to make
    • to make (or set) for one's self or for one's use
    to set, fix establish
    • to set forth
      • "to establish, ordain
ἀλλ'
G235
alla
properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
  • but
    • nevertheless, notwithstanding
      • "an objection"an exception"a restriction"nay, rather, yea, moreover"forms a transition to the cardinal matter
ἐπὶ
G1909 PREP
epi
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc
  • upon, on, at, by, before
    • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
λυχνίας
G3087 N-GSF
lychnia
a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively)
  • a (candlestick) lamp stand, candelabrum
ἐπιτίθησιν
G2007
epitithēmi
to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense)
  • in the active voice
    • to put or lay upon
      • "to add to
    in the middle voice
    • to have put on, bid to be laid on
      • "to lay or throw one's self upon"to attack one, to make an assault on one
ἵνα
G2443 CONJ
hina
in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
  • that, in order that, so that
οἱ
G3588 T-NPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
εἰσπορευόμενοι
G1531 V-PNP-NPM
eisporeuomai
to enter (literally or figuratively)
  • to go into, enter
    • of persons
      • "of things
      • to be carried into or put into
        • "as food into a mouth
    metaphorically of affections entering the soul
βλέπωσιν
G991 V-PAS-3P
blepō
to look at (literally or figuratively)
  • to see, discern, of the bodily eye
    • with the bodily eye: to be possessed of sight, have the power of seeing
      • "perceive by the use of the eyes: to see, look descry"to turn the eyes to anything: to look at, look upon, gaze at"to perceive by the senses, to feel"to discover by use, to know by experience
    metaphorically to see with the mind's eye
    • to have (the power of) understanding
      • "to discern mentally, observe, perceive, discover, understand"to turn the thoughts or direct the mind to a thing, to consider, contemplate, to look at, to weigh carefully, examine
    in a geographical sense of places, mountains, buildings, etc. turning towards any quarter, as it were, facing it
τὸ
G3588 T-ASN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
φῶς
G5457 N-ASN
phōs
luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
  • light
    • the light
      • emitted by a lamp
        • "a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they appear on earth
      anything emitting light
      • a star
        • "fire because it is light and sheds light"a lamp or torch
      light, i.e., brightness
      • of a lamp
    metaphorically
    • God is light because light has the extremely delicate, subtle, pure, brilliant quality
      • "of truth and its knowledge, together with the spiritual purity associated with it"that which is exposed to the view of all, openly, publicly"reason, mind
      • the power of understanding especially moral and spiritual truth

Οὐδεὶς δὲ λύχνον ἅψας καλύπτει αὐτὸν σκεύει ἢ ὑποκάτω κλίνης τίθησιν ἀλλ' ἐπὶ λυχνίας ἐπιτίθησιν ἵνα οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι βλέπωσιν τὸ φῶς
16
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Cross References

Luke 11:33

Οὐδεὶς δὲ λύχνον ἅψας εἰς κρυπτόν τίθησιν οὐδὲ ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον ἀλλ' ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν ἵνα οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι τὸ φέγγος βλέπωσιν
33
No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

Matthew 5:15

οὐδὲ καίουσιν λύχνον καὶ τιθέασιν αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον ἀλλ' ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν καὶ λάμπει πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ
15
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.

Mark 4:21

Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς Μήτι ὁ λύχνος ἔρχεται ἵνα ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον τεθῇ ἢ ὑπὸ τὴν κλίνην οὐχ ἵνα ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν ἐπιτεθῇ
21
And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

Acts 26:18

ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ κλῆρον ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ
18
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

Revelation 1:20

τὸ μυστήριον τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀστέρων ὦν εἶδες ἐπὶ τῆς δεξιᾶς μου καὶ τὰς ἑπτὰ λυχνίας τὰς χρυσᾶς· οἱ ἑπτὰ ἀστέρες ἄγγελοι τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησιῶν εἰσιν καὶ αἱ ἑπτὰ λυχνίαι ἅς εἶδες ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησίαι εἰσίν
20
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

Philippians 2:15

ἵνα γένησθε ἄμεμπτοι καὶ ἀκέραιοι τέκνα θεοῦ ἀμώμητα ἐν μέσῳ γενεᾶς σκολιᾶς καὶ διεστραμμένης ἐν οἷς φαίνεσθε ὡς φωστῆρες ἐν κόσμῳ
15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Revelation 11:4

οὗτοί εἰσιν αἱ δύο ἐλαῖαι καὶ δύο λυχνίαι αἱ ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ τῆς γῆς ἑστῶσαι
4
These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
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