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Luke 12:39

But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
Luke 12:39
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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)

Τοῦτο δὲ γινώσκετε ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ ὥρᾳ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται, οὐκ ἂν ἀφῆκεν διορυχθῆναι τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.

  1. ΤοῦτοTouto“This”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. γινώσκετεginōskete“do know”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  4. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  5. εἰei“if”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  6. ᾔδειēdei“had known”
    Verb, 2nd pluperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492I
  7. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. οἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēs“master of the house”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “householder” · Strong's G3617
  9. ποίᾳpoia“in what”
    Interrogative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from ποῖος · “what?” · Strong's G4169
  10. ὥρᾳhōra“hour”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ὥρα · “hour” · Strong's G5610
  11. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. κλέπτηςkleptēs“thief”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “thief” · Strong's G2812
  13. ἔρχεται,erchetai“is coming,”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  14. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  15. ἂνan“maybe”
    Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
  16. ἀφῆκενaphēken“he have allowed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863G
  17. διορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnai“to be broken into”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from διορύσσω · “to break in” · Strong's G1358
  18. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. οἶκονoikon“house”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οἶκος · “house” · Strong's G3624G
  20. αὐτοῦ.autou“of him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, 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)