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lighteth

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An archaic third-person singular verb meaning "illuminates," "alights," or "shines upon"; used in classic nature and sacred verse.

Detailed Definition
'Lighteth' is an old-fashioned form of the verb 'to light', meaning to illuminate or brighten. This term is rarely used in modern English, making it sound archaic. In the poem, it describes how the sunset illuminates the sky, emphasizing the beauty of nature created by God.
Example
Example in poetry:
In the hymn-like line “The morning, and the sunset / That lighteth up the sky,” lighteth is an archaic third-person form of “lights”; The ending -eth gives a line a biblical, ceremonial, or old-fashioned register; “A single lantern lighteth the road” can sound deliberately elevated beside modern “lights”; Poets may use archaic inflection to echo scripture, ballads, or earlier English verse
Additional Notes
The word 'lighteth' is an archaic verb form that may confuse readers who are not familiar with older English usages.; Found in the poem, All Things Bright and Beautiful by Cecil Frances Alexander
Also Known As
Illuminates Brightens Shines
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