If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.Mark 3:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ ἐὰν οἰκία ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὴν μερισθῇ, οὐ δυνήσεται ἡ οἰκία ἐκείνη σταθῆναι·
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐὰνean“if”Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
- οἰκίαoikia“a house”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “home” · Strong's G3614H
- ἐφ᾽eph᾽“against”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ἑαυτὴνhe'autēn“itself”Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
- μερισθῇ,meristhēa“shall be divided,”Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from μερίζω · “to divide” · Strong's G3307
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- δυνήσεταιdunēsetai“will be able”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οἰκίαoikia“house”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “home” · Strong's G3614H
- ἐκείνηekeinē“that”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
- σταθῆναι·stathēnai“to stand;”Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from ἵστημι · “to stand” · Strong's G2476
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)