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No oneΟὐδεὶςafter lightingἅψαςa lampλύχνονputs itτίθησινinεἰςa hidden placeκρύπτηνorοὐδὲunderὑπὸthe basket,τὸν μόδιονbutἀλλ’onἐπὶthe lampstand,τὴν λυχνίανso thatἵναthose who come inοἱ εἰσπορευόμενοιmay seeβλέπωσινthe light.τὸ φέγγος
Luke 11:33
Study it in the app“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under the basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 11:33, word by word
- after lightingἅψαςhapsas
light
To set a fire going, or a lamp.
Where else “hapsas” appears- a lampλύχνονlychnon
lamp
Oil lamp.
Where else “lychnon” appears- puts itτίθησινtithēsin
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “tithēsin” appears- a hidden placeκρύπτηνkryptēn
hidden place
Hidden place, cellar.
Where else “kryptēn” appears- the basketμόδιονmodion
basket, measure
Measuring basket for grain, holding about nine liters.
Where else “modion” appears- the lampstandλυχνίανlychnian
lampstand
Lampstand: the stand on which a lamp is placed.
Where else “lychnian” appears- those who come inεἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoi
go in, enter
Go in, enter.
Where else “eisporeuomenoi” appears- may seeβλέπωσινblepōsin
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepōsin” appears- the lightφέγγοςphengos
light, brightness
Light, radiance.
Where else “phengos” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The lamp under the basket
Matthew 5:14-16Mark 4:21-23Luke 8:16-18
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
See them side by side
Luke 11:33
33No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under the basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.
14You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. 15Nor do they light a lamp and put it under the basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
21And he was saying to them, “Is the lamp brought to be put under the basket or under the bed? Is it not to be put on the lampstand? 22For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed, nor has anything been secret but that it might come into the open. 23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
16And no one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light. 17For there is nothing hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will never be known and come into the open. 18So take care how you listen; for whoever has, it will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
The context
32The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they changed their minds at the proclamation of Jonah, and look, something greater than Jonah is here.
33 · This verse (above)
34The lamp of the body is your eye. When your eye is healthy, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.
To study Luke 11 in a group
1. What it says
When the disciples ask to be taught to pray, what does Jesus tell them to say, and what stories does he add? (vv. 1-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says “ask, seek, knock” and compares God to a father who gives good gifts. What does that teach about what God is like? (vv. 9-13)
3. How I live it
What concrete thing would you like to ask God today, with the trust a child has when speaking to a father?