Mark 13:34

It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
Mark 13:34
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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)

ὡς ἄνθρωπος ἀπόδημος ἀφεὶς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ δοὺς τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐξουσίαν, ἑκάστῳ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τῷ θυρωρῷ ἐνετείλατο ἵνα γρηγορῇ.

  1. ὡςhōs“[It is] like”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  2. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“a man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  3. ἀπόδημοςapodēmos“going on a journey”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “absent” · Strong's G0590
  4. ἀφεὶςapheis“having left”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863G
  5. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. οἰκίανoikian“house”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from οἰκία · “home” · Strong's G3614G
  7. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. δοὺςdous“having given”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  10. τοῖςtois“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. δούλοιςdoulois“servants”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from δοῦλος · “slave” · Strong's G1401
  12. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἐξουσίαν,exousian“authority,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐξουσία · “authority” · Strong's G1849
  15. ἑκάστῳhekastō“to each one”
    Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from ἕκαστος · “each” · Strong's G1538
  16. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ἔργονergon“work”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “work” · Strong's G2041
  18. αὐτοῦ,autou“of him,”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  19. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. θυρωρῷthurōrō“doorkeeper”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θυρωρός · “gatekeeper” · Strong's G2377
  22. ἐνετείλατοeneteilato“he commanded”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐντέλλω · “to order” · Strong's G1781
  23. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  24. γρηγορῇ.grēgorēa“he may keep watch.”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from γρηγορέω · “to keep watch” · Strong's G1127
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)