Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.Matthew 12:44
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
τότε λέγει· εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου ἐπιστρέψω ὅθεν ἐξῆλθον. καὶ ἐλθὸν εὑρίσκει σχολάζοντα, σεσαρωμένον καὶ κεκοσμημένον.
- τότεtote“Then”Adverb · “then” · Strong's G5119
- λέγει·legei“it says;”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- εἰςeis“To”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οἶκόνoikon“house”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οἶκος · “house” · Strong's G3624G
- μουmou“of mine”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἐπιστρέψωepistrepsō“I will return”Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἐπιστρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G1994
- ὅθενhothen“from where”Preposition · “whence” · Strong's G3606
- ἐξῆλθον.exēlthon“I came out.”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐλθὸνelthon“having come”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- εὑρίσκειheuriskei“it finds [it]”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
- σχολάζοντα,scholazonta“being unoccupied,”Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from σχολάζω · “be devoted/empty” · Strong's G4980
- σεσαρωμένονsesarōmenon“swept”Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from σαρόω · “to sweep” · Strong's G4563
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- κεκοσμημένον.kekosmēmenon“ordered.”Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from κοσμέω · “to arrange” · Strong's G2885
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)