Matthew Chapter 6 verse 23 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) If thine eye be evil.--If the spiritual faculty, whose proper work it is to give light, be itself diseased--if it discerns not singly but doubly, and therefore dimly--then the whole life also is shrouded in gloom. If that is the case with the higher life, what will be the state of the lower! If the light is darkened, what will be the state of the region of life which is in itself naturally dark--the region of appetites and passions, which needs the presence of the light to keep them at all in check! "If the light that is in thee be darkness, the darkness how great will it be!"Parallel Commentaries ...GreekButδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.ifἐὰν (ean)ConjunctionStrong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.yourσου (sou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.visionὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3788: The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.isᾖ (ē)Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.poor,πονηρὸς (ponēros)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. yourσου (sou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.wholeὅλον (holon)Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 3650: All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.bodyσῶμά (sōma)Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.will beἔσται (estai)Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.full of darkness.σκοτεινὸν (skoteinon)Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 4652: Full of darkness, dark. From skotos; opaque, i.e. benighted.Ifεἰ (ei)ConjunctionStrong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.thenοὖν (oun)ConjunctionStrong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.theτὸ (to)Article - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.lightφῶς (phōs)Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness.withinἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.youσοὶ (soi)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.isἐστίν (estin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.darkness,σκότος (skotos)Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 4655: Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity.how great [is]πόσον (poson)Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 4214: How much, how great, how many. From an absolute pos and hos; interrogative pronoun how much (plural) many).thatτὸ (to)Article - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.darkness!σκότος (skotos)Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 4655: Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity.Jump to PreviousBad Body Dark Darkness Dense Evil Eye Eyes Eyesight Full Great However Light Sound Whole Wicked Within