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Luke 11:17

But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

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αὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἰδὼςeidōsto perceiveὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.αὐτῶνautōntheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διανοήματαdianoēmatathoughtsδιανόημα (dianoēma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “thoughts”, the object formG1270a reasoning, thought, cogitation.thoughtsεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΠᾶσαpasaEveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “Every”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.Everyβασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.kingdomἐφ’ephagainstἐπί (epi)preposition — “against”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.This verse uses “against”.againstἑαυτὴνheautēnitselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “itself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “itself”.itselfδιαμερισθεῖσαdiameristheisato divideδιαμερίζω (diamerizō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to divide”, a single actionG1266I divide up into parts, break up; I distribute.ἐρημοῦταιerēmoutaiis brought to desolationἐρημόομαι (erēmoomai)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is brought to desolation”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2049(a) I make desolate, bring to desolation, destroy, waste, (b) of a person: I strip, rob.is brought to desolationκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἶκοςoikosa houseοἶκοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a house”, the subject formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.This verse uses “a house”.a houseἐπὶepidivided againstἐπίpreposition — “divided against”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.This verse uses “against”.divided againstοἶκονoikona houseοἶκος (oikos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a house”, the object formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.This verse uses “a house”.a houseπίπτειpipteifallethπίπτω (piptō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “falleth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.falleth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, 'Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house doth fall;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, 'Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house doth fall;

World English Bible

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “ Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. A house divided against itself falls .

Darby Translation

But he , knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation: and a house set against a house falls;

Douay-Rheims

But he seeing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself, shall be brought to desolation, and house upon house shall fall.

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