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Luke 12:39 — King James Version← Study notes

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.


Luke 12:39Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 12:3920 words
ΤοῦτοToutohe (it was that), hereof, it
δὲdeand / but
γινώσκετεginōsketeallow, be aware (of), feel
ὅτιhotithat / because
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
ᾔδειēdei
hothe
οἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsgoodman (of the house), householder, maste…
ποίᾳpoiawhat (manner of), which
ὥρᾳhōraday, hour, instant
hothe
κλέπτηςkleptēsthief
ἔρχεταιerchetaicome / go
οὐκouknot
ἂνanif / would
ἀφῆκενaphēkencry, forgive, forsake
διορυχθῆναιdiorychthēnaibreak through (up)
τὸνtonthe
οἶκονoikonhouse / home
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ΤοῦτοToutohe (it was that), hereof, it
δὲdeand / but
γινώσκετεginōsketeallow, be aware (of), feel
ὅτιhotithat / because
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
ᾔδειēdei
hothe
οἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsgoodman (of the house), householder, maste…
ποίᾳpoiawhat (manner of), which
ὥρᾳhōraday, hour, instant
hothe
κλέπτηςkleptēsthief
ἔρχεταιerchetaicome / go
οὐκouknot
ἂνanif / would
ἀφῆκενaphēkencry, forgive, forsake
διορυχθῆναιdiorychthēnaibreak through (up)
τὸνtonthe
οἶκονoikonhouse / home
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same

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