Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Yee are the light of the world. A citie that is ſet on an hill, cannot be hid.
ὑμεῖς ἐστε τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου· οὐ δύναται πόλις κρυβῆναι ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη·
Ὑμεῖς ἐστε τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου. οὐ δύναται πόλις κρυβῆναι ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη·
δύναμαι , verb, dynamai — to be able, to have power (value 506)
G1410,
δύναμαι dýnamai, doo'-nam-ahee; of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible:—be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.to be able, have power whether by virtue of one's own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favourable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom
to be able to do something
to be capable, strong and powerful
Used in 201 Verses, 19 Books 210  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
ἐπάνω , adverb, epanō — above, more than (value 936)
G1883,
ἐπάνω epánō, ep-an'-o; from G1909 and G507; up above, i.e. over or on (of place, amount, rank, etc.):—above, more than, (up-)on, over.above
of place
of number: more than
Used in 18 Verses, 6 Books 20  Occurrence Count
ἐστέ , verb, este — be, have been, belong (value 510)
G2075,
ἐστέ esté, es-teh'; second person plural present indicative of G1510; ye are:—be, have been, belong."you are" (second person plural of 'to be')
Used in 88 Verses, 14 Books 92  Occurrence Count
κεῖμαι , verb, keimai — to be laid, lie (value 86)
G2749,
κεῖμαι keîmai, ki'-mahee; middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively):—be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie. Compare G5087.to lie
of an infant
of one buried
of things that quietly cover some spot
of a city situated on a hill
of things put or set in any place, in ref. to which we often use "to stand"
of vessels, of a throne, of the site of a city, of grain and other things laid up together, of a foundation
metaph.
to be (by God's intent) set, i.e. destined, appointed
of laws, to be made, laid down
lies in the power of the evil one, i.e. is held in subjection by the devil
Used in 26 Verses, 10 Books 26  Occurrence Count
κόσμος , masculine noun, kosmos — order, the world (value 600)
G2889,
κόσμος kósmos, kos'-mos; probably from the base of G2865; orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)):—adorning, world.an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government
ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens. 1 Pet. 3:3
the world, the universe
the circle of the earth, the earth
the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family
the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ
world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly
the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ
any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort
the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom. 11:12 etc)
Used in 152 Verses, 20 Books 187  Occurrence Count
κρύπτω , verb, kryptō — to hide (value 1700)
G2928,
κρύπτω krýptō, kroop'-to; a primary verb; to conceal (properly, by covering):—hide (self), keep secret, secret(-ly).to hide, conceal, to be hid
escape notice
metaph. to conceal (that it may not become known)
Used in 15 Verses, 7 Books 16  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὄρος , neuter noun, oros — a mountain (value 440)
G3735,
ὄρος óros, or'-os; probably from an obsolete ὄρω órō (to rise or "rear"; perhaps akin to G142; compare G3733); a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain):—hill, mount(-ain).Used in 65 Verses, 10 Books 65  Occurrence Count
οὐ , particle, ou — not, no (value 470)
G3756,
οὐ ou, oo; a primary word; the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not:—+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also G3364, G3372.no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer
Used in 1408 Verses, 26 Books 1635  Occurrence Count
πόλις , feminine noun, polis — a city (value 390)
G4172,
πόλις pólis, pol'-is; probably from the same as G4171, or perhaps from G4183; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):—city.a city
one's native city, the city in which one lives
the heavenly Jerusalem
the abode of the blessed in heaven
of the visible capital in the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world by fire
the inhabitants of a city
Used in 155 Verses, 13 Books 164  Occurrence Count
σύ , pronoun, sy — you (early mod. Eng. thou) (value 600)
G4771,
σύ sý, soo; the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:—thou. See also G4571, G4671, G4675; and for the plural G5209, G5210, G5213, G5216.Used in 163 Verses, 16 Books 178  Occurrence Count
ὑμεῖς , pronoun, hymeis — you (value 655)
G5210,
ὑμεῖς humĕis, hoo-mice'; irregular plural of G4771; you (as subjective of verb):—ye (yourselves), you.Used in 228 Verses, 19 Books 242  Occurrence Count
φῶς , neuter noun, phōs — light (value 1500)
G5457,
φῶς phōs, foce; from an obsolete φάω pháō (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare G5316, G5346); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative):—fire, light.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
metaph.
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 esp. moral and spiritual truth
Used in 59 Verses, 15 Books 70  Occurrence Count
| Matthew 5:14Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 8736) |
| ὑμεῖς ἐστε τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου· οὐ δύναται πόλις κρυβῆναι ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη· |
| Verse #23249 (Ch. #934) — 13 words, 62 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Ye |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| are |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| the light |
G5457phōs |
φῶς |
1500 |
| of the world. |
G2889kosmos |
κόσμος |
600 |
| A city |
G4172polis |
πόλις |
390 |
| that is set |
G2749keimai |
κεῖμαι |
86 |
| on |
G1883epanō |
ἐπάνω |
936 |
| an hill |
G3735oros |
ὄρος |
440 |
| cannot |
G1410dynamai |
δύναμαι |
506 |
| be hid. |
G2928kryptō |
κρύπτω |
1700 |
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