Mark 4:21

21AndΚαὶHe was sayingἔλεγενto themαὐτοῖς·NotΜήτιis brought inἔρχεταιtheὁlampλύχνοςso thatἵναunderὑπὸtheτὸνbasketμόδιονit might be putτεθῇorἢunderὑπὸtheτὴνbedκλίνην,[Is it] notοὐχthatἵναuponἐπὶtheτὴνlampstandλυχνίανit might be putτεθῇ;

And He was saying to them, “Does the lamp come so that it might be put under the basket or under the bed? [Is it] not so that it might be put upon the lampstand?

Vocab difficulty

39.9

Rare words

  • μόδιον

    μόδιος

    a dry measure, nearly two English gallons.