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Matthew 24:43
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Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
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But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
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Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
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Verse Text
ButG1161 knowG1097 thisG1565, thatG3754 ifG1487 the goodman of the houseG3617 had knownG1492 in whatG4169 watchG5438 the thiefG2812 would comeG2064, he wouldG302 have watchedG1127, andG2532 wouldG302 notG3756 have sufferedG1439 hisG846 houseG3614 to be broken upG1358.
ἐκεῖνο δὲ γινώσκετε, ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ φυλακῇ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται, ἐγρηγόρησεν ἂν, καὶ οὐκ ἂν εἴασε διορυγῆναι τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ἐκεῖνο |
ekeino | G1565 | D-ASN | this |
δὲ |
de | G1161 | CONJ | But |
γινώσκετε, |
ginōskete | G1097 | V-PAI-2P | know |
ὅτι |
hoti | G3754 | CONJ | that |
εἰ |
ei | G1487 | COND | if |
ᾔδει |
ēdei | G1492 | V-LAI-3S | had known |
ὁ |
ho | G3588 | T-NSM | the |
οἰκοδεσπότης |
oikodespotēs | G3617 | N-NSM | goodman of the house |
ποίᾳ |
poia | G4169 | I-DSF | in what |
φυλακῇ |
phulakē | G5438 | N-DSF | watch |
ὁ |
ho | G3588 | T-NSM | the |
κλέπτης |
kleptēs | G2812 | N-NSM | thief |
ἔρχεται, |
erchetai | G2064 | V-PNI-3S | would come |
ἐγρηγόρησεν |
egrēgorēsen | G1127 | V-AAI-3S | have watched |
ἂν, |
an | G302 | PRT | he would |
καὶ |
kai | G2532 | CONJ | and |
οὐκ |
ouk | G3756 | PRT-N | not |
ἂν |
an | G302 | PRT | would |
εἴασε |
eiase | G1439 | V-AAI-3S | have suffered |
διορυγῆναι |
diorugēnai | G1358 | V-2APN | to be broken up |
τὴν |
tēn | G3588 | T-ASF | * |
οἰκίαν |
oikian | G3614 | N-ASF | house |
αὐτοῦ. |
autou | G846 | P-GSM | his |
- G302 — ἄν (án, an): an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent — a primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty:--(what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever. Usually unexpressed except by the subjunctive or potential mood. Also contracted for ἐάν.
- G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
- G1097 — γινώσκω (ginṓskō, ghin-oce'-ko): I come to know, learn, realize — a prolonged form of a primary verb; to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed):--allow, be aware (of), feel, (have) know(-ledge), perceived, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand.
- G1127 — γρηγορεύω (grēgoreúō, gray-gor-yoo'-o): I am awake, am vigilant, watch — from ἐγείρω; to keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively):--be vigilant, wake, (be) watch(-ful).
- G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
- G1358 — διορύσσω (diorýssō, dee-or-oos'-so): I dig through, break through — from διά and ὀρύσσω; to penetrate burglariously:--break through (up).
- G1439 — ἐάω (eáō, eh-ah'-o): I allow, permit, leave — of uncertain affinity; to let be, i.e. permit or leave alone:--commit, leave, let (alone), suffer. See also ἔα.
- G1487 — εἰ (ei, i): if — a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.:--forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μή(γε), εἰ καί, εἰ μή, εἰ μή τι, εἴ περ, εἴ πως, εἴ τις, ἐκ. See also ἐάν.
- G1492 — εἴδω (eídō, i'-do): I know, remember — a primary verb; used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent ὀπτάνομαι and ὁράω; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know:--be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare ὀπτάνομαι.
- G1565 — ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos, ek-i'-nos): that, that one there, yonder — from ἐκεῖ; that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed:--he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), X their, X them, they, this, those. See also οὗτος.
- G2064 — ἔρχομαι (érchomai, er'-khom-ahee): I come, go — middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
- G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
- G2812 — κλέπτης (kléptēs, klep'-tace): a thief — from κλέπτω; a stealer (literally or figuratively):--thief. Compare λῃστής.
- G3614 — οἰκία (oikía, oy-kee'-ah): a house, household — from οἶκος; properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family (especially domestics):--home, house(-hold).
- G3617 — οἰκοδεσπότης (oikodespótēs, oy-kod-es-pot'-ace): a head of a household — from οἶκος and δεσπότης; the head of a family:--goodman (of the house), householder, master of the house.
- G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
- G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
- G4169 — ποῖος (poîos, poy'-os): of what sort — from the base of ποῦ and οἷος; individualizing interrogative (of character) what sort of, or (of number) which one:--what (manner of), which.
- G5438 — φυλακή (phylakḗ, foo-lak-ay'): a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment — from φυλάσσω; a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively:--cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- goodman — Proverbs 7:19, Matthew 20:11
- had — Luke 12:39, 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6, 2 Peter 3:10-11
- would not — Exodus 22:2-3
Reciprocal references (7): Exodus 32:1, Job 24:16, Psalms 90:4, Matthew 14:25, Matthew 24:3, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 16:15
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: MYSTERIES-REVELATIONS, WATCHES
- Torrey’s: SECOND COMING OF CHRIST, THE
- Nave’s: COMMANDMENTS, JESUS, THE CHRIST, TEMPTATION, WATCHFULNESS
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