KJV: Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
YLT: and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'
Darby: And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think it, the Son of man comes.
ASV: Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
καὶ | Also |
Parse: Conjunction Root: καί Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but. |
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ἕτοιμοι | ready |
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ἕτοιμος Sense: prepare ready. |
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ᾗ | in the |
Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: ὅς Sense: who, which, what, that. |
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ὥρᾳ | hour |
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: ὥρα Sense: a certain definite time or season fixed by natural law and returning with the revolving year. |
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δοκεῖτε | you expect |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: δοκέω Sense: to be of opinion, think, suppose. |
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Υἱὸς | Son |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: υἱός Sense: a son. |
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τοῦ | - |
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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ἀνθρώπου | of Man |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ἄνθρωπος Sense: a human being, whether male or female. |
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ἔρχεται | comes |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἔρχομαι Sense: to come. |
Greek Commentary for Luke 12:40
Present middle imperative, keep on becoming. [source]
Futuristic present indicative. See Matthew 24:43-51 for details in the comparison with Luke. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 12:40
The change here almost makes a new parable to illustrate the other, the parable of the housebreaking (Luke 12:39, Luke 12:40) to illustrate the parable of the waiting servants (Luke 12:35). This same language appears in Matthew 24:43. “The Master returning from a wedding is replaced by a thief whose study it is to come to the house he means to plunder at an unexpected time” (Bruce). The parallel in Matthew 24:43-51 with Luke 12:39-46 does not have the interruption by Peter. [source]