Greek Interlinear
Luke 12:37 Interlinear
“Blessed servants are those whom when he cometh the lord shall find watching verily I say unto you that he shall gird himself and make them and will come forth and serve them”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μακάριοι | G3107 | Blessed | supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off |
| 2 | οἱ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 3 | δοῦλοι | G1401 | servants | a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency) |
| 4 | ἐκεῖνοι | G1565 | are those | that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed |
| 5 | οὓς | G3739 | whom | the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that |
| 6 | ἐλθὼν | G2064 | when he cometh | to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 7 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | κύριος | G2962 | the lord | supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title) |
| 9 | εὑρήσει | G2147 | shall find | to find (literally or figuratively) |
| 10 | γρηγοροῦντας· | G1127 | watching | to keep awake, i.e., watch (literally or figuratively) |
| 11 | ἀμὴν | G281 | verily | properly, firm, i.e., (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it) |
| 12 | λέγω | G3004 | I say | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 13 | ὑμῖν | G5213 | unto you | to (with or by) you |
| 14 | ὅτι | G3754 | that | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 15 | περιζώσεται | G4024 | he shall gird himself | to gird all around, i.e., (middle voice or passive) to fasten on one's belt (literally or figuratively) |
| 16 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 17 | ἀνακλινεῖ | G347 | make | to lean back |
| 18 | αὐτοῖς | G846 | them | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 19 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 20 | παρελθὼν | G3928 | will come forth | to come near or aside, i.e., to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish or neglect, (causative) avert |
| 21 | διακονήσει | G1247 | and serve | to be an attendant, i.e., wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a christian deacon |
| 22 | αὐτοῖς | G846 | them | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
Verse Context
Luke 12:36And ye yourselves like unto men that wait ...
Luke 12:37 (current)Blessed servants are those whom when he cometh the lord shall find watching verily I say unto you that he shall gird himself and make them and will come forth and serve them
Luke 12:38And if come in the second...