λαμψάτω (lampsato) in Matthew 5:16: Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative

Verb: the form names an action, state, or verbal relationship in the clause.

Aorist: read the tense and aspect from this occurrence, with the sentence controlling the exact force.

Active: voice should be read from the morphology label and clause context.

Imperative: mood should serve the sentence rather than override it.

Person: the form includes person marking, so the clause identifies the grammatical subject through the verb ending.

Not applicable: this verb form is not using noun case to mark its sentence role.

Singular: the form is marked for a single grammatical subject or referent.

Not applicable: this verb form does not use grammatical gender to make its point.

Your light

Jesus command in Matthew 5:16

Commands the light to shine before people.

Do not make the imperative a call to self-display apart from the stated purpose of glorifying the Father.

High: command to shine

Aorist command verb. commands the light to shine. Attached to your light. Governed by Jesus command in Matthew 5:16. Read with let your light shine before men.

What does Jesus command in Matthew 5:16? He commands the light to shine before people.

Direct: The form supports let shine.

This occurrence must be read within Matthew 5:16, not as a standalone word study.

The witness reads λαμψάτω in Matthew 5:16.

The lemma means to shine, and here the imperative applies the preceding lamp illustration.

The imperative form makes the light image an explicit command.

Jesus commands visible light so that good works may be seen and the Father glorified.

The form fits the Sermon by tying visible witness to God-centered purpose.

Use it to show that the light image leads to commanded visible witness.

Do not turn the command into self-promotion or detach it from the purpose clause.