For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “And” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ὡςhōsFor the Son of man is asὡςconjunction — “For the Son of man is as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.For the Son of man is asἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manἀπόδημοςapodēmostaking a far journeyἀπόδημοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “taking a far journey”, the subject formG590away from home, sojourning in another country.taking a far journeyἀφεὶςapheiswho leftἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “who left”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.who leftτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκίανoikianhouseοἰκία (oikia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “house”, the object formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.houseαὐτοῦautouto hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “to his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to hisκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδοὺςdousto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δούλοιςdouloisslaveδοῦλος (doulos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “slave”, the to- or for-formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.ἑκάστῳhekastōeachἕκαστος (hekastos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “each”, the to- or for-formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “each”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργονergonworkἔργονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “work”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.workαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θυρωρῷthurōrōporterθυρωρός (thurōros)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “porter”, the to- or for-formG2377a door-keeper, porter.This verse uses “porter”.the porterἐνετείλατοeneteilatoto orderἐντέλλομαι (entellomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to order”, a single actionG1781I give orders (injunctions, instructions, commands).ἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toγρηγορῇgrēgorēwatchγρηγορέω (grēgoreō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “watch”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1127(a) I am awake (in the night), watch, (b) I am watchful, on the alert, vigilant.This verse uses “watch”.watch
as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;
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American Standard Version (1901)
It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch.
Young’s Literal Translation
as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;
World English Bible
“ It is like a man traveling to another country, having left his house and given authority to his servants , and to each one his work , and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch .
Darby Translation
[it is] as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.
Douay-Rheims
Even as a man who going into a far country, left his house; and gave authority to his servants over every work, and commanded the porter to watch.
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