Luke 12:36

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.›

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὑμεῖς ὅμοιοι ἀνθρώποις προσδεχομένοις τὸν κύριον ἑαυτῶν, πότε ἀναλύσει ἐκ τῶν γάμων· ἵνα ἐλθόντος καὶ κρούσαντος, εὐθέως ἀνοίξωσιν αὐτῷ.

Transliteration

And you homoioi to anthrōpois prosdechomenois the kyrion of themselves, when he analysei from the gamōn; that having elthontos and having krousantos, immediately they might anoixōsin to him.

Grammar Details

• *homoioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - like/similar
• *anthrōpois*: dative, masculine, plural - men/people
• *prosdechomenois*: present participle middle, dative, masculine, plural - waiting for/expecting
• *kyrion*: accusative, masculine, singular - lord/master
• *analysei*: future indicative active, 3rd person singular - will return/depart
• *gamōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - wedding feast/marriage celebrations
• *elthontos*: aorist participle active, genitive, masculine, singular - having come
• *krousantos*: aorist participle active, genitive, masculine, singular - having knocked
• *anoixōsin*: aorist subjunctive active, 3rd person plural - they might open

Word Meanings

• *homoioi*: like/similar/resembling
• *prosdechomenois*: waiting for/expecting/looking for
• *kyrion*: lord/master/owner
• *analysei*: will return/depart/come back
• *gamōn*: wedding feast/marriage celebrations/wedding banquet
• *elthontos*: having come/arrived
• *krousantos*: having knocked/struck
• *anoixōsin*: might open/unlock

Referenced Verses

• Rev 3:20 : 20 ‹Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.›
• Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
• Song 5:5-6 : 5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped [with] myrrh, and my fingers [with] sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock. 6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
• Isa 64:4 : 4 For since the beginning of the world [men] have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
• Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him. 26 [It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
• Matt 22:1-9 : 1 ¶ And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 ‹The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,› 3 ‹And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.› 4 ‹Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and› [my] ‹fatlings› [are] ‹killed, and all things› [are] ‹ready: come unto the marriage.› 5 ‹But they made light of› [it], ‹and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:› 6 ‹And the remnant took his servants, and entreated› [them] ‹spitefully, and slew› [them]. 7 ‹But when the king heard› [thereof], ‹he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.› 8 ‹Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.› 9 ‹Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.› 10 ‹So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.› 11 ‹And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:› 12 ‹And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.› 13 ‹Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast› [him] ‹into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.› 14 ‹For many are called, but few› [are] ‹chosen.›
• Matt 24:42-44 : 42 ‹Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.› 43 ‹But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.› 44 ‹Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.›
• Matt 25:1-9 : 1 ¶ ‹Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.› 2 ‹And five of them were wise, and five› [were] ‹foolish.› 3 ‹They that› [were] ‹foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:› 4 ‹But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.› 5 ‹While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.› 6 ‹And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.› 7 ‹Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.› 8 ‹And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.› 9 ‹But the wise answered, saying,› [Not so]; ‹lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.› 10 ‹And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.› 11 ‹Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.› 12 ‹But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.› 13 ‹Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.›
• Mark 13:34-37 : 34 [For the Son of man is] ‹as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.› 35 ‹Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:› 36 ‹Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.› 37 ‹And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.›
• Luke 2:25-30 : 25 ¶ And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
• Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
• 2 Pet 1:13-15 : 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance; 14 Knowing that shortly I must put off [this] my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. 15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
• Jude 1:20-21 : 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.