Luke 11:18

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
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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.

  1. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καὶkai“even”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. σατανᾶςsatanas“Satan”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Σατανᾶς · “Satan” · Strong's G4567
  6. ἐφ᾽eph᾽“against”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  7. ἑαυτὸνhe'auton“himself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  8. διεμερίσθη,diemeristhē“is divided,”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διαμερίζω · “to divide” · Strong's G1266
  9. πῶςpōs“how”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  10. σταθήσεταιstathēsetai“will stand”
    Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἵστημι · “to stand” · Strong's G2476
  11. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. βασιλείαbasileia“kingdom”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  13. αὐτοῦ;autou“of him?”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. ὅτιhoti“For”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  15. λέγετεlegete“you say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  16. ἐνen“by”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  17. ΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboul“Beelzebul”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Βεελζεβούλ · “Beelzebub” · Strong's G0954
  18. ἐκβάλλεινekballein“[am] casting out”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἐκβάλλω · “to expel” · Strong's G1544
  19. μεme“I”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  20. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. 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)