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Matthew 12:44

Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

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τότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenλέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, an ongoing or repeated 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.he saithΕἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἶκόνoikonhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “house”, the object formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.houseμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐπιστρέψωepistrepsōto turnἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to turn”, an action still aheadG1994(a) trans: I turn (back) to (towards), (b) intrans: I turn (back) (to [towards]); I come to myself.ὅθενhothenfrom whenceὅθενadverb — “from whence”G3606(a) whence, from which place, (b) wherefore.This verse uses “whence”.from whenceἐξῆλθονexēlthonI came outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I came out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.I came outκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐλθὸνelthonwhen he is comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “when he is come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.when he is comeεὑρίσκειheuriskeihe findethεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he findeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.he findethσχολάζονταscholazontait emptyσχολάζω (scholazō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “it empty”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4980(a) I have leisure, (b) I stand empty (of a house).it emptyσεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonsweptσαρόω (saroō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “swept”, a completed action with a present resultG4563I sweep, cleanse by sweeping.sweptκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκεκοσμημένονkekosmēmenongarnishedκοσμέω (kosmeō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “garnished”, a completed action with a present resultG2885I put into order; I decorate, deck, adorn.garnished

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

then it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth; and having come, it findeth [it] unoccupied, swept, and adorned:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

Young’s Literal Translation

then it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth; and having come, it findeth [it] unoccupied, swept, and adorned:

World English Bible

Then he says , ‘ I will return into my house from which I came ;’ and when he has come back , he finds it empty , swept , and put in order .

Darby Translation

Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds [it] unoccupied, swept, and adorned.

Douay-Rheims

Then he saith: I will return into my house from whence I came out. And coming he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

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