Matthew 12:44 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.”
Matthew 12:44 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 12:4416 words
τότεtotethat time, then
λέγειlegeisay
ΕἰςEisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
οἶκόνoikonhouse / home
μουmouI
ἐπιστρέψωepistrepsōcome (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about
ὅθενhothenfrom thence, (from) whence, where(-by
ἐξῆλθονexēlthoncome
(forth, out), depart (out of)
καὶkaiand / also
ἐλθὸνelthoncome / go
εὑρίσκειheuriskeifind, get, obtain
σχολάζονταscholazontaempty, give self
σεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonsweep
καὶkaiand / also
κεκοσμημένονkekosmēmenonadorn, garnish, trim
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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