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Matthew 12:43

In Matthew 12 of Matthew.

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

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ὍτανhotanWhenὅτανconjunction — “When”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.Whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὸtotheὁ (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”.andοὐχouchnoneοὐ (ou)adverb — “none”G3756no, not.noneεὑρίσκειheuriskeito findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to find”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And, when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it doth walk through dry places seeking rest, and doth not find;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And, when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it doth walk through dry places seeking rest, and doth not find;

World English Bible

“ When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man , he passes through waterless places seeking rest, and doesn’ t find it .

Darby Translation

But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find [it].

Douay-Rheims

And when an unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest, and findeth none.

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  • Isaiah 44:3Isaiah 44:3 · King James VersionFor I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:Isaiah 44:3 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

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