Luke 12:36 — King James Version← Study notes
“And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.”
Luke 12:36 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 12:3620 words
καὶkaiand / also
ὑμεῖςhymeisyou
ὅμοιοιhomoioilike, +
manner
ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisman / human being
προσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisaccept, allow, look (wait) for
τὸνtonthe
κύριονkyrionLord
ἑαυτῶνheautōnalone, her (own, -self)
πότεpoteafore-(any, some-)time(-s), at length (the…
ἀναλύσῃanalysēdepart, return
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῶνtōnthe
γάμωνgamōnmarriage, wedding
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ἐλθόντοςelthontoscome / go
καὶkaiand / also
κρούσαντοςkrousantosknock
εὐθέωςeutheōsanon, as soon as, forthwith
ἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinopen
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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