Mark 4:21 Greek Word Analysis

0	And	Καὶ	g2532
1	he said	ἔλεγεν	g3004
2	unto them	αὐτοῖς	g846
3	Is	Μήτι	g3385
4		ὁ	g3588
5	a candle	λύχνος	g3088
6	brought	ἔρχεται	g2064
17	to	ἵνα	g2443
13	under	ὑπὸ	g5259
9		τὸν	g3588
10	a bushel	μόδιον	g3426
11	be put	τεθῇ	g5087
12	or	ἢ	g2228
13	under	ὑπὸ	g5259
14		τὴν	g3588
15	a bed	κλίνην	g2825
16	and not	οὐχ	g3756
17	to	ἵνα	g2443
18	on	ἐπὶ	g1909
19		τὴν	g3588
20	a candlestick	λυχνίαν	g3087
21	be set	ἐπιτεθῇ	g2007

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, `and' not to be put on the stand?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? [Is it] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket{Literally, a modion, a dry measuring basket containing about a peck (about 9 litres)} or under a bed? Isn't it put on a lampstand?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he said to them, `Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch -- not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?