Matthew 5:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"You are the lightφῶς
(phōs)
5457: lightcont. of phaos (light, daylight); from the same as phainó
of the world.κόσμου
(kosmou)
2889: order, the worlda prim. word
A cityπόλις
(polis)
4172: a citya prim. word
setκειμένη
(keimenē)
2749: to be laid, liea prim. verb
on a hillὄρους
(orous)
3735: a mountaina prim. word
cannotδύναται
(dunatai)
1410: to be able, to have powera prim. verb
be hidden;κρυβῆναι
(krubēnai)
2928: to hidea prim. verb


















KJV Lexicon
υμεις  personal pronoun - second person nominative plural
humeis  hoo-mice':  you (as subjective of verb) -- ye (yourselves), you.
εστε  verb - present indicative - second person
este  es-teh':  ye are -- be, have been, belong.
το  definite article - nominative singular neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
φως  noun - nominative singular neuter
phos  foce:  luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative) -- fire, light.
του  definite article - genitive singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
κοσμου  noun - genitive singular masculine
kosmos  kos'-mos:  orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally) -- adorning, world.
ου  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
δυναται  verb - present middle or passive deponent indicative - third person singular
dunamai  doo'-nam-ahee:  to be able or possible -- be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.
πολις  noun - nominative singular feminine
polis  pol'-is:  a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size) -- city.
κρυβηναι  verb - second aorist passive middle or passive deponent
krupto  kroop'-to:  to conceal (properly, by covering) -- hide (self), keep secret, secret(-ly).
επανω  adverb
epano  ep-an'-o:  up above, i.e. over or on (of place, amount, rank, etc.) -- above, more than, (up-)on, over.
ορους  noun - genitive singular neuter
oros  or'-os:  a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain): -hill, mount(-ain).
κειμενη  verb - present middle or passive deponent participle - nominative singular feminine
keimai  ki'-mahee:  to lie outstretched -- be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

King James Bible
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden.

International Standard Version
"You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.

NET Bible
You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
You are the light of the world. You cannot hide a city that has been built upon a mountain.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden when it is located on a hill.

King James 2000 Bible
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
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