Luke
Luke 11:17
17Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowing | εἰδὼς | eidōs | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| thoughts | διανοήματα | dianoēmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1270 a reasoning, thought, cogitation |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Every | Πᾶσα | Pasa | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| kingdom | βασιλεία | basileia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| divided | διαμερισθεῖσα | diameristheisa | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1266 I divide up into parts, break up, distribute |
| against | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| itself | ἑαυτὴν | heautēn | Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| will be laid waste | ἐρημοῦται | erēmoutai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2049 I destroy, strip, rob |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a house | οἶκος | oikos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| divided against | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| a house | οἶκον | oikon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| will fall | πίπτει | piptei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
Cross-references
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Mark 3:23–27 · Matthew 12:25–29 · Isaiah 19:2–3 · John 2:25 · Isaiah 9:20–21 · Matthew 9:4 · 2 Chronicles 13:16–17 · 2 Chronicles 10:16–19 · Revelation 2:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.