Luke 12:38

Whether he comes during the second watch (9 p.m. to midnight) or the third (midnight to 3 a.m.) – blessed (happy, fortunate) are those servants.
[In the Middle East, the sun sets at around 6 p.m. and rises again twelve hours later. The Romans divided the night into four watches and the Jews into three. Since Luke refers to the Roman system in Acts 12:4, it is likely that the same three-hour shift system was used here as well. Regardless of the exact times, the master of the servants comes at night when the servants are most tired.]

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Nestle-Aland (NA)

κἂν   ἐν   τῇ   δευτέρᾳ   κἂν   ἐν   τῇ   τρίτῃ   φυλακῇ   ἔλθῃ   καὶ   εὕρῃ   οὕτως,   μακάριοί   εἰσιν   ἐκεῖνοι.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

κἂν   ἔλθῃ   ἐν   τῇ   δευτέρᾳ   κἂν   φυλακῇ   ἐν   τῇ   τρίτῃ   φυλακῇ   ἔλθῃ   καὶ   εὕρῃ   οὕτως,   μακάριοί   εἰσιν   οἱ   δοῦλοι   ἐκεῖνοι.¶  

Manuscript comments

NA has 16 words, TR has 19 (+3).



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G7000
κἂν (kan)
And if
Adverb Adverb
ADV
G1722
ἐν (en)
in
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τῇ (te)
the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. dative singular feminine
T-DSF
G1208
δευτέρᾳ (deytera)
second
Adjective Adjective
dative sing. dative singular feminine
A-DSF
G7000
κἂν (kan)
and if
Adverb Adverb
ADV
G1722
ἐν (en)
in
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τῇ (te)
the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. dative singular feminine
T-DSF
G5154
τρίτῃ (trite)
third
Adjective Adjective
dative sing. dative singular feminine
A-DSF
G5438
φυλακῇ (phylake)
watch
Noun Noun
dative sing. dative singular feminine
N-DSF
G2064
ἔλθῃ (elthe)
he may come
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active subj. second aorist active subjunctive
sing. third person singular
V-2AAS-3S
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G2147
εὕρῃ (eyre)
may find [them]
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active subj. second aorist active subjunctive
sing. third person singular
V-2AAS-3S
G3779
οὕτως, (oytos,)
thus,
Adverb Adverb
ADV
G3107
μακάριοί (makarioi)
blessed
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
A-NPM
G1510
εἰσιν (eisin)
are
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. third person plural
V-PAI-3P
G1565
ἐκεῖνοι.¶ (ekeinoi.)
those!
Demonstrative pron. Demonstrative pronoun
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
D-NPM

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