Matthew 25:7
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.”
ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
ἑαυτοῦ
their own.
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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κοσμέω
trimmed
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κοσμέω
to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick)
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τότε
Then
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τότε
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
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ἐκεῖνος
those
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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παρθένος
virgins
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παρθένος
a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter
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λαμπάς
lamps
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λαμπάς
a "lamp" or flambeau
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