King James Version

Luke 17:31

In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῷ) before field here.

ἐνenInἐνpreposition — “In”G1722in, on, among.Inἐκείνῃekeinēthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “that”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.thatτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “day”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayὃςhoshe whichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.he whichἔσταιestaishall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall beἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δώματοςdōmatoshousetopδῶμα (dōma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “housetop”, the of-formG1430the roof (of a house), the top of the house.the housetopκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σκεύηskeuēstuffσκεῦος (skeuos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “stuff”, the subject formG4632a vessel to contain liquid; a vessel of mercy or wrath; any instrument by which anything is done; a household utensil; of ships: tackle.stuffαὐτοῦautouitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “it”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἐνenhe that is inἐνpreposition — “he that is in”G1722in, on, among.he that is inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκίᾳoikiahomeοἰκίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “home”, the to- or for-formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notκαταβάτωkatabatōto comeκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, a single actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.ἆραιaraito take upαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to take up”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.αὐτάautaheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἀγρῷagrōfieldἀγρός (agros)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “field”, the to- or for-formG68a field, especially as bearing a crop; the country, lands, property in land, a country estate.ὁμοίωςhomoiōssimilarlyὁμοίωςadverb — “similarly”G3668in like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐπιστρεψάτωepistrepsatōreturnἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “return”, a single actionG1994(a) trans: I turn (back) to (towards), (b) intrans: I turn (back) (to [towards]); I come to myself.returnεἰςeisbackεἰςpreposition — “back”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.backτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀπίσωopisōafterὀπίσωadverb — “after”G3694behind, after; back, backwards.This verse uses “after”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

in that day, he who shall be on the house top, and his vessels in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, let him not turn backward;

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American Standard Version (1901)

In that day, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise not return back.

Young’s Literal Translation

in that day, he who shall be on the house top, and his vessels in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, let him not turn backward;

World English Bible

In that day , he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house , let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back .

Darby Translation

In that day, he who shall be on the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not go down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

Douay-Rheims

In that hour, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner, let him not return back.

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