Mark 13:35-36 : 35 {
"verseID": "Mark.13.35",
"source": "Γρηγορεῖτε οὖν: οὐκ οἴδατε γὰρ πότε ὁ κύριος τῆς οἰκίας ἔρχεται, ὀψέ, ἢ μεσονυκτίου, ἢ ἀλεκτοροφωνίας, ἢ πρωΐ:",
"text": "*Grēgoreite* therefore: not *oidate* *gar* when the *kyrios* of-the *oikias* *erchetai*, *opse*, or *mesonyktiou*, or *alektorophōnias*, or *prōi*:",
"grammar": {
"*Grēgoreite*": "present imperative, active, 2nd plural - watch/be alert",
"*oidate*": "perfect, indicative, active, 2nd plural - you know",
"*gar*": "conjunction, explanatory - for/because",
"*kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - lord/master",
"*oikias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - house",
"*erchetai*": "present, indicative, middle, 3rd singular - comes/is coming",
"*opse*": "adverb - evening/late",
"*mesonyktiou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - midnight [temporal genitive]",
"*alektorophōnias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - cockcrowing [temporal genitive]",
"*prōi*": "adverb - early morning/dawn"
},
"variants": {
"*Grēgoreite*": "watch/be alert/stay awake",
"*oidate*": "you know/understand/perceive",
"*kyrios*": "lord/master/owner",
"*oikias*": "house/home/household",
"*erchetai*": "comes/is coming/arrives",
"*opse*": "evening/late [watch of night]",
"*mesonyktiou*": "midnight [watch of night]",
"*alektorophōnias*": "cockcrowing [watch of night - around 3am]",
"*prōi*": "early morning/dawn [watch of night]"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "Mark.13.36",
"source": "Μὴ ἐλθὼν ἐξαίφνης εὕρῃ ὑμᾶς καθεύδοντας.",
"text": "*Mē* *elthōn* *exaiphnēs* *heurē* you *katheudontas*.",
"grammar": {
"*Mē*": "negative particle with subjunctive - lest/not",
"*elthōn*": "aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having come",
"*exaiphnēs*": "adverb - suddenly/unexpectedly",
"*heurē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - might find",
"*katheudontas*": "present participle, active, accusative, masculine, plural - sleeping"
},
"variants": {
"*elthōn*": "having come/arrived/appeared",
"*exaiphnēs*": "suddenly/unexpectedly/all at once",
"*heurē*": "might find/discover/come upon",
"*katheudontas*": "sleeping/being asleep"
}
}