Matthew 17:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν: καὶ ἔλαμψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο λευκὰ ὡς τὸ φῶς.

Transliteration

And metemorphōthē emprosthen of them: and elampsen the prosōpon of him as the hēlios, the de himatia of him egeneto leuka as the phōs.

Grammar Details

• *metemorphōthē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - was transformed
• *emprosthen*: preposition with genitive - before/in front of
• *elampsen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - shone/became bright
• *prosōpon*: nominative, neuter, singular - face
• *hēlios*: nominative, masculine, singular - sun
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *himatia*: nominative, neuter, plural - garments/clothes
• *egeneto*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd singular - became
• *leuka*: nominative, neuter, plural - white
• *phōs*: nominative, neuter, singular - light

Word Meanings

• *metemorphōthē*: was transformed/transfigured/changed form
• *prosōpon*: face/countenance/presence
• *himatia*: garments/clothes/outer garments
• *leuka*: white/bright/radiant

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And was transfigured before them: and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing was white as the light.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and was transfygured before them: and his face did shyne as the sunne and his clothes were as whyte as the light.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and was transfigured before the: & his face shone as ye Sonne, and his clothes were as white as the light.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And was trasfigured before them: and his face did shine as the Sunne, and his clothes were as white as the light.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And was transfigured before them, and his face did shyne as the sunne, and his clothes were as whyte as the lyght.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 104:2 : 2 You cover Yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent curtain.
• Rev 10:1 : 1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
• Matt 28:3 : 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.
• Mark 9:3 : 3 His clothes became dazzling, intensely white, as no launderer on earth could bleach them.
• Luke 9:29 : 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothing became bright as a flash of lightning.
• John 1:14 : 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• John 17:24 : 24 Father, I desire that those You have given Me may be with Me where I am, to see My glory, the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
• Acts 26:13-15 : 13 At midday, O King, while I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me. 14 When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in Hebrew, saying, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' 15 I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.'
• Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.
• Rev 19:12-13 : 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knows except Himself. 13 He was clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
• Rev 20:11 : 11 Then I saw a great white throne and the one seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
• Exod 34:29-35 : 29 When Moses descended from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, he was unaware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation came back to him, and Moses spoke to them. 32 Afterward, all the Israelites came near, and he gave them all the commands that the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai. 33 When Moses finished speaking with them, he covered his face with a veil. 34 But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. When he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, 35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD again.
• Rev 1:13-17 : 13 And among the lampstands was one like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe and with a golden sash wrapped around His chest. 14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a fiery flame. 15 His feet were like fine bronze as it is refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16 He held seven stars in His right hand, a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth, and His face shone like the sun in its full brilliance. 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,
• Phil 2:6-7 : 6 Who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of humanity. And being found in appearance as a man,