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Luke 12:45

But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

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ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἴπῃeipēsayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “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).sayὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δοῦλοςdoulosslaveδοῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “slave”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.ἐκεῖνοςekeinosthatἐκεῖνοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίᾳkardiaheartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Χρονίζειchronizeidelayethχρονίζω (chronizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “delayeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5549I delay, tarry, linger, spend time.delayethὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριόςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἔρχεσθαιerchesthaito his comingἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to his coming”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.his comingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἄρξηταιarxētaishall beginἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall begin”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.shall beginτύπτεινtupteinto beatτύπτω (tuptō)verb, present active infinitive — “to beat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5180I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment.This verse uses “beat”.to beatτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παῖδαςpaidasmenservantsπαῖς (pais)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “menservants”, the object formG3816(a) a male child, boy, (b) a male slave, servant; thus: a servant of God, especially as a title of the Messiah, (c) a female child, girl.the menservantsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παιδίσκαςpaidiskasmaidensπαιδίσκη (paidiskē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “maidens”, the object formG3814a female slave, maidservant, maid, young girl.maidensἐσθίεινesthieinto eatἐσθίω (esthiō)verb, present active infinitive — “to eat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).to eatτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπίνεινpineinto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, present active infinitive — “to drink”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.drinkκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμεθύσκεσθαιmethuskesthaito be drunkenμεθύσκομαι (methuskomai)verb, present passive infinitive — “to be drunken”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3182I make drunk; pass: I become drunk.to be drunken

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

Young’s Literal Translation

'And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;

World English Bible

But if that servant says in his heart , ‘ My lord delays his coming ,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and to be drunken ,

Darby Translation

But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to be drunken,

Douay-Rheims

But if that servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming; and shall begin to strike the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and to drink and be drunk:

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