Luke 12:52

American Standard Version (1901)

for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἔσονται γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν πέντε ἐν οἴκῳ ἑνὶ διαμεμερισμένοι, τρεῖς ἐπὶ δυσίν, καὶ δύο ἐπὶ τρισίν.

Transliteration

They will be gar from the nyn pente in oikō heni diamemerismenoi, treis epi dysin, and dyo epi trisin.

Grammar Details

• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *nyn*: adverb - now
• *pente*: numeral - five
• *oikō*: dative, masculine, singular - house/household
• *heni*: numeral, dative, masculine, singular - one
• *diamemerismenoi*: perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been divided
• *treis*: numeral, nominative - three
• *epi*: preposition + dative - against
• *dysin*: numeral, dative - two
• *dyo*: numeral, nominative - two
• *trisin*: numeral, dative - three

Word Meanings

• *oikō*: house/household/family
• *diamemerismenoi*: divided/split/separated
• *epi*: against/opposed to/in opposition to

Referenced Verses

• Acts 14:1-4 : 1 And it came to pass in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed. 2 But the Jews that were disobedient stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and made them evil affected against the brethren. 3 Long time therefore they tarried [there] speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 4 But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
• Acts 28:24 : 24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
• Ps 41:9 : 9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.
• Mic 7:5-6 : 5 Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 6 For the son dishonoreth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
• John 7:41-43 : 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was? 43 So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.
• John 9:16 : 16 Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them.
• John 10:19-21 : 19 There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words. 20 And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him? 21 Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
• John 15:18-21 : 18 If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before [it hated] you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
• John 16:2 : 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.
• Acts 13:43-46 : 43 Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God. 44 And the next sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed. 46 And Paul and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.