Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.Mark 13:35
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
γρηγορεῖτε οὖν· οὐκ οἴδατε γὰρ πότε ὁ κύριος τῆς οἰκίας ἔρχεται ἢ ὀψὲ ἢ μεσονύκτιον ἢ ἀλεκτοροφωνίας ἢ πρωΐ·
- γρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreite“do watch”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from γρηγορέω · “to keep watch” · Strong's G1127
- οὖν·oun“therefore;”Conjunction · from οὖν · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- οἴδατεoidate“you know”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- πότεpote“when”Particle, interrogative · “when?” · Strong's G4219
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κύριοςkurios“master”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οἰκίαςoikias“house”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from οἰκία · “home” · Strong's G3614G
- ἔρχεταιerchetai“comes”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- ἢē“or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- ὀψὲopse“at evening”Adverb · from ὀψέ · “late” · Strong's G3796
- ἢē“or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- μεσονύκτιονmesonuktion“at midnight”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from μεσονύκτιος · “midnight” · Strong's G3317
- ἢē“or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- ἀλεκτοροφωνίαςalektorophōnias“when the rooster crows”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀλεκτοροφωνία · “crowing” · Strong's G0219
- ἢē“or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- πρωΐ·prōi“morning;”Adverb · from πρωΐ · “early” · Strong's G4404
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)