If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.Luke 11:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
εἰ δὲ καὶ ὁ σατανᾶς ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὸν διεμερίσθη, πῶς σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ; ὅτι λέγετε ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐκβάλλειν με τὰ δαιμόνια.
- εἰei“If”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- καὶkai“even”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σατανᾶςsatanas“Satan”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Σατανᾶς · “Satan” · Strong's G4567
- ἐφ᾽eph᾽“against”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ἑαυτὸνhe'auton“himself”Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
- διεμερίσθη,diemeristhē“is divided,”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διαμερίζω · “to divide” · Strong's G1266
- πῶςpōs“how”Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
- σταθήσεταιstathēsetai“will stand”Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἵστημι · “to stand” · Strong's G2476
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βασιλείαbasileia“kingdom”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
- αὐτοῦ;autou“of him?”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὅτιhoti“For”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- λέγετεlegete“you say”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ἐνen“by”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboul“Beelzebul”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Βεελζεβούλ · “Beelzebub” · Strong's G0954
- ἐκβάλλεινekballein“[am] casting out”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἐκβάλλω · “to expel” · Strong's G1544
- μεme“I”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- τὰta“the”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δαιμόνια.daimonia“demons.”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from δαιμόνιον · “demon” · Strong's G1140
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)