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Luke 12:46

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

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ἥξειhēxeiwill comeἥκω (hēkō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “will come”, an action still aheadG2240I have come, am present, have arrived.will comeὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δούλουdoulouslaveδοῦλος (doulos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “slave”, the of-formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.ἐκείνουekeinouthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “that”, the of-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἡμέρᾳhēmeraa dayἡμέραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “a day”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.a dayᾗhēwhenὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “when”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.whenοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notπροσδοκᾷprosdokaforπροσδοκάω (prosdokaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4328I expect, wait for, await, think, anticipate.forκαὶkaihim, andκαίconjunction — “him, and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.him, andἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atὥρᾳhōraan hourὥραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “an hour”, the to- or for-formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.This verse uses “an hour”.an hourᾗhēwhenὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “when”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.whenοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγινώσκειginōskeiawareγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “aware”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.awareκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiwill cutδιχοτομέω (dichotomeō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “will cut”, an action still aheadG1371I cut in two, perhaps: scourge severely.will cutαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μέροςmerosportionμέροςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “portion”, the object formG3313a part, portion, share.This verse uses “portion”.portionαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπίστωνapistōnunbelieversἄπιστος (apistos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “unbelievers”, the of-formG571unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian; sometimes subst: unbeliever.the unbelieversθήσειthēseito placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to place”, an action still aheadG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for [him], and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint.

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American Standard Version (1901)

the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.

Young’s Literal Translation

the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for [him], and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint.

World English Bible

then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’ t expecting him and in an hour that he doesn’ t know , and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.

Darby Translation

the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.

Douay-Rheims

The lord of that servant will come in the day that he hopeth not, and at the hour that he knoweth not, and shall separate him, and shall appoint him his portion with unbelievers.

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