Luke
Luke 12:38
38Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the nightf and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
Footnotes
- f 12:38 That is, between nine at night and three in the morning
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even if | κἂν | kan | Conjunction | G2579 and if, even if |
| he comes | ἔλθῃ | elthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| second | δευτέρᾳ | deutera | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G1208 second, in the second place, for the second time |
| or | κἂν | kan | Conjunction | G2579 and if, even if |
| third | τρίτῃ | tritē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G5154 third |
| watch of the night | φυλακῇ | phylakē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| finds | εὕρῃ | heurē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2147 I find |
| alert | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| those | ἐκεῖνοι | ekeinoi | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| will be | εἰσιν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| blessed | μακάριοί | makarioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3107 happy, blessed |
Cross-references
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1 Thessalonians 5:4–5 · Matthew 25:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.