What Does Matthew 24:43 Mean?

“this”

that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed

“But”

but, and, etc

“know”

to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)

“that”

demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because

“if”

if, whether, that, etc

“had known”

used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the goodman of the house”

the head of a family

“in what”

individualizing interrogative (of character) what sort of, or (of number) which one

“watch”

a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or nigh

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the thief”

a stealer (literally or figuratively)

“would come”

to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

“have watched”

to keep awake, i.e., watch (literally or figuratively)

“he would”

whatsoever

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“not”

the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not

“he would”

whatsoever

“have suffered”

to let be, i.e., permit or leave alone

“to be broken up”

to penetrate burglariously

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“house”

properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family (especially domestics)

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