Matthew 5:14
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”
φῶς
Light, illumination, radiance. Phos. God is light. Jesus is the light of the world. Light does not coexist with darkness. Where He comes darkness flees. Be light where you are.
ὄρος
a hill
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ὄρος
Mountain, hill. Oros. I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD. Mountains are a reminder to look up not just around.
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πόλις
City
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πόλις
City, town. Polis. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be visible. Its light is for the community around it. Hide nothing. Let it shine.
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δύναμαι
is able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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κόσμος
World
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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κεῖμαι
lying;
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κεῖμαι
to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively)
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κρύπτω
Hidden
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κρύπτω
to conceal (properly, by covering)
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