Luke 2:49

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father's house?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ Πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

Transliteration

And eipen pros them, Why hoti ezēteite me? not ēdeite hoti in the [things] of-the Patros of-me dei einai me?

Grammar Details

• *eipen*: aorist active, 3rd person singular - said
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
• *hoti*: conjunction - that/because
• *ezēteite*: imperfect active, 2nd person plural - you were seeking
• *ēdeite*: pluperfect active, 2nd person plural - you knew/had known
• *Patros*: genitive masculine singular - Father's
• *dei*: present active, 3rd person singular, impersonal - it is necessary
• *einai*: present infinitive - to be

Word Meanings

• *Τί ὅτι*: Why/How is it that/For what reason
• *ezēteite*: were seeking/were searching for/were looking for
• *ēdeite*: knew/had known/were aware
• *ἐν τοῖς τοῦ Πατρός μου*: in the [things/matters/house/business] of my Father
• *dei*: it is necessary/must/ought
• *einai*: to be/to exist/to stay

Referenced Verses

• Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
• John 4:34 : 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.
• John 5:17 : 17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.
• John 6:38 : 38 For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
• John 8:29 : 29 And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him.
• Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.
• John 9:4 : 4 We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
• Matt 21:12 : 12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;
• Luke 2:48 : 48 And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.
• John 2:16-17 : 16 and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. 17 {G1161} His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.