God & Savior

Luke 12:36

Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
Luke 12:36
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καὶ ὑμεῖς ὅμοιοι ἀνθρώποις προσδεχομένοις τὸν κύριον ἑαυτῶν πότε ἀναλύσῃ ἐκ τῶν γάμων, ἵνα ἐλθόντος καὶ κρούσαντος εὐθέως ἀνοίξωσιν αὐτῷ.

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  3. ὅμοιοιhomoioi“like”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὅμοιος · “like” · Strong's G3664
  4. ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois“to men”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  5. προσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenois“waiting for”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, dative, plural, masculine · from προσδέχομαι · “to wait for/welcome” · Strong's G4327
  6. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. κύριονkurion“master”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
  8. ἑαυτῶνhe'autōn“of themselves”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  9. πότεpote“whenever”
    Particle, interrogative · “when?” · Strong's G4219
  10. ἀναλύσῃanalusē“he may return”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀναλύω · “to depart” · Strong's G0360
  11. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  12. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. γάμων,gamōn“wedding feasts,”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from γάμος · “wedding” · Strong's G1062
  14. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  15. ἐλθόντοςelthontos“having come”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. κρούσαντοςkrousantos“having knocked”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from κρούω · “to knock” · Strong's G2925
  18. εὐθέωςeutheōs“immediately”
    Adverb · “immediately” · Strong's G2112
  19. ἀνοίξωσινanoixōsin“they may open”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἀνοίγω · “to open” · Strong's G0455
  20. αὐτῷ.autō“to him.”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)