Matthew 6:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.”
Matthew 6:22 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 6:2220 words
ὉHothe
λύχνοςlychnoscandle, light
τοῦtouthe
σώματόςsōmatosbody
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
ὀφθαλμόςophthalmoseye, sight
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
ᾖēam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
ὀφθαλμόςophthalmoseye, sight
σουsouyou
ἁπλοῦςhaploussingle
ὅλονholonall, altogether, every whit
τὸtothe
σῶμάsōmabody
σουsouyou
φωτεινὸνphōteinonbright, full of light
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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