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
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)
ὡς ἄνθρωπος ἀπόδημος ἀφεὶς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ δοὺς τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐξουσίαν, ἑκάστῳ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τῷ θυρωρῷ ἐνετείλατο ἵνα γρηγορῇ.
- ὡςhōs“[It is] like”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“a man”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ἀπόδημοςapodēmos“going on a journey”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “absent” · Strong's G0590
- ἀφεὶςapheis“having left”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863G
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οἰκίανoikian“house”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from οἰκία · “home” · Strong's G3614G
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- δοὺςdous“having given”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- τοῖςtois“to the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δούλοιςdoulois“servants”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from δοῦλος · “slave” · Strong's G1401
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τὴνtēn“<the>”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐξουσίαν,exousian“authority,”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐξουσία · “authority” · Strong's G1849
- ἑκάστῳhekastō“to each one”Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from ἕκαστος · “each” · Strong's G1538
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἔργονergon“work”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “work” · Strong's G2041
- αὐτοῦ,autou“of him,”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τῷtō“the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θυρωρῷthurōrō“doorkeeper”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θυρωρός · “gatekeeper” · Strong's G2377
- ἐνετείλατοeneteilato“he commanded”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐντέλλω · “to order” · Strong's G1781
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- 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)