21{
"verseID": "Mark.4.21",
"source": "¶Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Μήτι ὁ λύχνος ἔρχεται ἵνα ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον τεθῇ, ἢ ὑπὸ τὴν κλίνην; οὐχ ἵνα ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν ἐπιτεθῇ;",
"text": "And *elegen* to them, *Mēti* the *lychnos erchetai hina hypo* the *modion tethē*, or *hypo* the *klinēn*? not *hina epi* the *lychnian epitethē*?",
"grammar": {
"*elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was saying",
"*Mēti*": "interrogative particle - not",
"*lychnos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - lamp",
"*erchetai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - comes",
"*hina*": "conjunction - so that",
"*hypo*": "preposition + accusative - under",
"*modion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - basket/measure",
"*tethē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be placed",
"*klinēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - bed",
"*epi*": "preposition + accusative - on/upon",
"*lychnian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - lampstand",
"*epitethē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be placed upon"
},
"variants": {
"*Mēti*": "not/surely not [expecting negative answer]",
"*lychnos*": "lamp/light",
"*erchetai*": "comes/is brought",
"*modion*": "basket/measuring container",
"*tethē*": "might be placed/put",
"*klinēn*": "bed/couch",
"*lychnian*": "lampstand/candlestick",
"*epitethē*": "might be placed upon/set on"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Mark.4.22",
"source": "Οὐ γάρ ἐστιν τί κρυπτόν, ὃ ἐὰν μὴ φανερωθῇ· οὐδὲ ἐγένετο ἀπόκρυφον, ἀλλʼ ἵνα εἰς φανερὸν ἔλθῃ.",
"text": "Not *gar estin ti krypton*, which *ean mē phanerōthē*; *oude egeneto apokryphon*, *all' hina eis phaneron elthē*.",
"grammar": {
"*gar*": "conjunction - for",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*ti*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - anything",
"*krypton*": "nominative, neuter, singular - hidden",
"*ean*": "conditional particle - if",
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*phanerōthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be revealed",
"*oude*": "conjunction - nor/neither",
"*egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - became",
"*apokryphon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - concealed",
"*all'*": "conjunction - but",
"*hina*": "conjunction - that/so that",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/to",
"*phaneron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - open/manifest",
"*elthē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might come"
},
"variants": {
"*krypton*": "hidden/secret/concealed",
"*phanerōthē*": "might be revealed/manifested/brought to light",
"*apokryphon*": "concealed/secret/hidden",
"*phaneron*": "open/manifest/visible",
"*elthē*": "might come/come into being"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Mark.4.23",
"source": "Εἰ τις ἔχει ὦτα ἀκούειν, ἀκουέτω.",
"text": "If anyone *echei ōta akouein*, *akouetō*.",
"grammar": {
"*echei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - has",
"*ōta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - ears",
"*akouein*": "present active infinitive - to hear",
"*akouetō*": "present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let him hear"
},
"variants": {
"*echei*": "has/possesses",
"*ōta*": "ears/hearing organs",
"*akouein*": "to hear/to listen",
"*akouetō*": "let him hear/listen/pay attention"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Mark.4.24",
"source": "Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Βλέπετε τί ἀκούετε: ἐν ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε, μετρηθήσεται ὑμῖν: καὶ προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν τοῖς ἀκούουσιν.",
"text": "And *elegen* to them, *Blepete ti akouete*: in what *metrō metreite*, *metrēthēsetai* to you: and *prostethēsetai* to you those *akouousin*.",
"grammar": {
"*elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was saying",
"*Blepete*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - take heed/consider",
"*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - what",
"*akouete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you hear",
"*metrō*": "dative, neuter, singular - measure",
"*metreite*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you measure",
"*metrēthēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it will be measured",
"*prostethēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it will be added",
"*akouousin*": "present active participle, dative, masculine, plural - hearing"
},
"variants": {
"*Blepete*": "take heed/pay attention/be careful",
"*akouete*": "you hear/listen to",
"*metrō*": "measure/standard/criterion",
"*metreite*": "you measure/evaluate/judge",
"*metrēthēsetai*": "it will be measured/evaluated/judged",
"*prostethēsetai*": "it will be added/given in addition",
"*akouousin*": "hearing/listening/paying attention"
}
}