Luke 11:33

33But no oneΟὐδεὶςa lampλύχνονhaving litἅψαςinεἰςsecretκρύπτηνsets itτίθησινnorοὐδὲunderὑπὸtheτὸνbasketμόδιονbutἀλλ’uponἐπὶtheτὴνlampstandλυχνίαν,thatἵναthoseοἱentering inεἰσπορευόμενοιtheτὸlightφέγγοςmay seeβλέπωσιν.

No one having lit a lamp puts [it] in secret, nor under the basket, but on the lampstand, so that those entering may see the light.

Vocab difficulty

84.2

Rare words

  • κρύπτην

    κρύπτη

    a cellar, vault, hidden place, crypt.

  • μόδιον

    μόδιος

    a dry measure, nearly two English gallons.

  • φέγγος

    φέγγος

    brightness, light, splendor, radiance.