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Luke 11:24

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

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ὍτανhotanWhenὅτανconjunction — “When”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.Whenτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκάθαρτονakathartonuncleanἀκάθαρτος (akathartos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “unclean”, the subject formG169unclean, impure.This verse uses “unclean”.the uncleanπνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.spiritἐξέλθῃexelthēis goneἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “is gone”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.is goneἀπὸapoout ofἀπόpreposition — “out of”G575from, away from.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manδιέρχεταιdierchetaihe walkethδιέρχομαι (dierchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he walketh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1330I pass through, spread (as a report).he walkethδι’dithroughδιά (dia)preposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.throughἀνύδρωνanudrōndryἄνυδρος (anudros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dry”, the of-formG504without water, dry; subst: dry places, desert.This verse uses “dry”.dryτόπωνtopōnplacesτόπος (topos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “places”, the of-formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.placesζητοῦνzētounseekingζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “seeking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.seekingἀνάπαυσινanapausinrestἀνάπαυσις (anapausis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “rest”, the object formG372rest, cessation from labor, refreshment.This verse uses “rest”.restκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnoneμήadverb — “none”G3361not, lest.noneεὑρίσκονheuriskonto findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to find”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.λέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, an ongoing or repeated 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.he saithὙποστρέψωhupostrepsōI will returnὑποστρέφω (hupostrephō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will return”, an action still aheadG5290I turn back, return.This verse uses “return”.I will returnεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἶκόνoikonhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “house”, the object formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.houseμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὅθενhothenwhenceὅθενadverb — “whence”G3606(a) whence, from which place, (b) wherefore.This verse uses “whence”.whenceἐξῆλθονexēlthonI came outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I came out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.I came out

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.

Young’s Literal Translation

'When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth;

World English Bible

The unclean spirit , when he has gone out of the man , passes through dry places , seeking rest; and finding none , he says , ‘ I will turn back to my house from which I came out .’

Darby Translation

When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding [any] he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

Douay-Rheims

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through places without water, seeking rest; and not finding, he saith: I will return into my house whence I came out.

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