Luke 12:39 Go deeper
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And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΤοῦτοToutoThis
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (D-ASN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 1
δὲdehowever
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 2
γινώσκετεginōsketedo know
Lemma: γινώσκω (ginōskō) · Strong's: G1097
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAM-2P)
Meaning: to know — γινώσκω (= γιγν-: see previous word. So also vulgar Attic, in Inscr., see Thumb, MGV, 207), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] ; to be taking in knowledge, come to know, recognize, perceive, understand; in past tenses to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 220 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1097; TFLSJ G1097; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 3
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 4
εἰeiif
Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487G
Parsing: Conjunction (COND)
Meaning: if — εἰ, ; conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. ; I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat.,…
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Used 390 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1487G; TFLSJ G1487G; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 5
ᾔδειēdeihad known
Lemma: εἴδω (eidō) · Strong's: G1492I
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Pluperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2LAI-3S)
Meaning: to perceive: know — οἶδα, (from same root as εἶδον, which see), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] pf. with present meaning (plpf. as impf.; on irregular tense-forms, see App.), ; to have seen or perceived, hence, to know, have knowledge of:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 31 times. Also: Matthew 9:4, Matthew 24:43, Matthew 25:26, Matthew 27:18, Mark 1:34, Mark 9:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1492I; TFLSJ G1492I; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 6
ὁhothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 7
οἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsmaster of the house
Lemma: οἰκοδεσπότης (oikodespotēs) · Strong's: G3617
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: householder — οἰκο-δεσπότης, -ου, ὁ; (οἶκος, δεσπότης), ; the master of a house, a householder: Mat.10:25 13:27 20:11 24:43, Mrk.14:14, Luk.12:39 13:25 14:21; ἄνθρωπος οἰ., Mat.13:52 20:1 21:33; pleonast., oἰ. τ. οἰκίας, Luk.22:11…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 10:25, Matthew 13:27, Matthew 13:52, Matthew 20:1, Matthew 20:11, Matthew 21:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3617; TFLSJ G3617; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 8
ποίᾳpoiain what
Lemma: ποῖος (poios) · Strong's: G4169
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (I-DSF)
Meaning: what? — ποῖος, -α, -ον ; interrog. pronom. adj. (corresponding to the demonstr. τοῖος and the relat. οἷος), [in LXX chiefly for זֶה אֵי־ ; ] ; of what quality or sort: absol., n. pl., Luk.24:19; with subst.; (a) prop., in…
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Used 33 times. Also: Matthew 19:18, Matthew 21:23, Matthew 21:24, Matthew 21:27, Matthew 22:36, Matthew 24:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4169; TFLSJ G4169; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 9
ὥρᾳhōrahour
Lemma: ὥρα (hōra) · Strong's: G5610
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: hour — ὥρα, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for עֵת and in Da for שָׁעָה ; ] ; 1. any time or period fixed by nature, esp. a season (Hom., Hdt., Plat., al.). ; 2. A part of the day, and esp. a twelfth part of day or night, an hour:…
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Used 108 times. Also: Matthew 8:13, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 14:15, Matthew 15:28, Matthew 17:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5610; TFLSJ G5610; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 10
ὁhothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 11
κλέπτηςkleptēsthief
Lemma: κλέπτης (kleptēs) · Strong's: G2812
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: thief — κλέπτης, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX for גַּנָּב ; ] ; a thief: Mat.6:19-20 24:43, Luk.12:33, 39, Jhn.10:1, 10 12:6, 1Co.6:10, 1Pe.4:15. Fig., ὡς κ. ἐν νυκτί, 1Th.5:2 5:4 (κλέπτας, WH, txt., R, mg.; see Lft., Notes, 73; but cf.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 24:43, Luke 12:33, John 10:1, John 10:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2812; TFLSJ G2812; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 12
ἔρχεται,erchetaiis coming,
Lemma: ἔρχομαι (erchomai) · Strong's: G2064
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PNI-3S)
Meaning: to come/go — ἔρχομαι, ; [in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ; ] ; 1. to come; (a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mat.8:9, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:27,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 639 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2064; TFLSJ G2064; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 13
οὐκouknot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 14
ἐγρηγόρησενegrēgorēsenhe watched
Lemma: γρηγορέω (grēgoreō) · Strong's: G1127
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to keep watch — γρηγορέω, -ῶ, = Attic ἐργήγορα, pf. of ἐγείρω, which see, ; [in LXX (later bks. only) chiefly for שׁקד ; ] ; 1. to be awake; metaphorically, of being alive, 1Th.5:10. ; 2. to watch: Mat.24:43 26:38, 40 Mrk.13:34 14:34,…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 23 times. Also: Matthew 24:42, Matthew 24:43, Matthew 25:13, Matthew 26:38, Matthew 26:40, Matthew 26:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1127; TFLSJ G1127; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 15
ἂνanmaybe
Lemma: ἄν (an) · Strong's: G0302
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: if — ἄν, ; conditional particle, ; which cannot usually be separately translated in English, its force depending on the constructions which contain it (see further, LS, see word; WM, §xlii; M, Pr., 165 ff.; MM, VGT, see…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 181 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0302; TFLSJ G0302; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 16
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 17
ἂνanmaybe
Lemma: ἄν (an) · Strong's: G0302
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: if — ἄν, ; conditional particle, ; which cannot usually be separately translated in English, its force depending on the constructions which contain it (see further, LS, see word; WM, §xlii; M, Pr., 165 ff.; MM, VGT, see…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 181 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0302; TFLSJ G0302; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 18
ἀφῆκενaphēkenhe have allowed
Lemma: ἀφίημι (aphiēmi) · Strong's: G0863G
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to release: leave — ἀφ-ίημι, ; [in LXX for נשׂא, נוח hi., נתן, סלח ni., עזב, etc. ; ] ; 1. to send forth, send away, let go: of divorce (DB, iii, 274a), τ. γυναῖκα (Hdt.), 1Co.7:11-13; of death, τ. πνεῦμα (Gen.35:18, Hdt., al.), Mat.27:50;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 73 times. Also: Matthew 4:11, Matthew 4:20, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 5:24, Matthew 8:15, Matthew 8:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0863G; TFLSJ G0863G; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 19
διορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaito be broken into
Lemma: διορύσσω (diorussō) · Strong's: G1358
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Infinitive (V-APN)
Meaning: to break in — δι-ορύσσω ; [in LXX: Job.24:16, Exo.12:5, 7 12:12, (חָתַר) * ; ] ; to dig through: with accusative, of house-breaking (as in π.; MM, Exp., xi), Mat.24:43, Luk.12:39; absol., Mat.6:19-20.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 4 times. Also: Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 24:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1358; TFLSJ G1358; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 20
τὸνtonthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 21
οἶκονoikonhouse
Lemma: οἶκος (oikos) · Strong's: G3624G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: house: home — οἶκος, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for בַּיִת, also for אֹהֶל ,הֵכָל, etc. ; ] ; 1. prop., a house, dwelling: Act.2:2 19:16; with genitive poss., Mat.9:6, 7 Mrk.2:11, Luk.1:23, al.; with genitive attrib., ἐμπορίου,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 77 times. Also: Matthew 9:6, Matthew 9:7, Matthew 11:8, Matthew 12:4, Matthew 12:44, Matthew 21:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3624G; TFLSJ G3624G; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 22
αὐτοῦ.autouof him.
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 12:39 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| understand | → | γινώσκω G1097 to know |
| this | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| If | → | εἰ G1487G if |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| homeowner | → | οἰκοδεσπότης G3617 householder |
| had known | → | εἴδω G1492I to perceive: know |
| at what | → | ποῖος G4169 what? |
| hour | → | ὥρα G5610 hour |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| thief | → | κλέπτης G2812 thief |
| was coming | → | ἔρχομαι G2064 to come/go |
| he would not have let | → | ἀφίημι G0863G to release: leave |
| his | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| house | → | οἶκος G3624G house: home |
| be broken into | → | διορύσσω G1358 to break in |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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