Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.Luke 12:38
Original language and places
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)
κἂν ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ κἂν ἐν τῇ τρίτῃ φυλακῇ ἔλθῃ καὶ εὕρῃ οὕτως, μακάριοί εἰσιν ἐκεῖνοι.
- κἂνkan“And if”Conjunction + Conditional · from κἄν · “and/even if” · Strong's G2532
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δευτέρᾳdeutera“second”Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from δεύτερος · “secondly” · Strong's G1208
- κἂνkan“and if”Conjunction + Conditional · from κἄν · “and/even if” · Strong's G2532
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τρίτῃtritē“third”Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from τρίτος · “third” · Strong's G5154
- φυλακῇphulakēa“watch”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from φυλακή · “prison/watch” · Strong's G5438H
- ἔλθῃelthē“he may come”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- εὕρῃheurē“he may find [them]”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
- οὕτως,houtōs“thus,”Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
- μακάριοίmakarioi“blessed”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from μακάριος · “blessed” · Strong's G3107
- εἰσινeisin“are”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἐκεῖνοι.ekeinoi“those!”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)