Luke 13:25

Ἀφ᾽ οὗ ἂν ἐγερθῇ ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης καὶ ἀποκλείσῃ τὴν θύραν, καὶ ἄρξησθε ἔξω ἑστάναι καὶ κρούειν τὴν θύραν, λέγοντες, Κύριε, Κύριε, ἄνοιξον ἡμῖν· καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ἐρεῖ ὑμῖν, Οὐκ οἶδα ὑμᾶς, πόθεν ἐστέ·

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 575; aph’; ἀφ’; away from; Prep

Strongs 3739; hou; οὗ; whose/whosoever; RelPro-GMS

Strongs 302; an; ἂν; conditional particle; Prtcl

Strongs 1453; egerthē; ἐγερθῇ; shall have waken up; V-ASP-3S

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 3617; oikodespotēs; οἰκοδεσπότης; master of the house; N-NMS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 608; apokleisē; ἀποκλείσῃ; shall have shut; V-ASA-3S

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 2374; thyran; θύραν; door; N-AFS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 756; arxēsthe; ἄρξησθε; you should begin; V-ASM-2P

Strongs 1854; exō; ἔξω; outside; Adv

Strongs 2476; hestanai; ἑστάναι; to stand ready; V-RNA

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 2925; krouein; κρούειν; to strike; V-PNA

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 2374; thyran; θύραν; door; N-AFS

Strongs 3004; legontes; λέγοντες; those who say; V-PPA-NMP

Strongs 2962; Kyrie; Κύριε; Master; N-VMS

Strongs 455; anoixon; ἄνοιξον; open; V-AMA-2S

Strongs 1473; hēmin; ἡμῖν; ourselves; PPro-D1P

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 611; apokritheis; ἀποκριθεὶς; he who has been separated; V-APP-NMS

Strongs 2046; erei; ἐρεῖ; will say; V-FIA-3S

Strongs 4771; hymin; ὑμῖν; to yourselves; PPro-D2P

Strongs 3756; Ouk; Οὐκ; not; Adv

Strongs 1492; oida; οἶδα; I see; V-RIA-1S

Strongs 4771; hymas; ὑμᾶς; yourselves; PPro-A2P

Strongs 4159; pothen; πόθεν; from where; Adv

Strongs 1510; este; ἐστέ; are; V-PIA-2P

RBT Hebrew Literal:

In no way will you enter

Away from him whom the Head of the Household should wake up,⁵⁰ and should have shut off from the Door,⁵¹ and you should begin to stand by outside and to strike the Door, those who are saying, Master open to ourselves! And he who has been separated will say to yourselves, I have not seen/known from where you, yourselves are!

κρούω: to strike, smite"No you don't."

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
From the time when the master of the house should rise up, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us: and having answered, he will say to you, I know not whence ye are:

LITV Translation:
From the time the Master of the house shall have risen up, and He shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. And answering, He will say to you, I do not know you. From where are you?

ESV Translation:
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Footnotes

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The phrase ἀφ᾽ οὗ can function either as a temporal conjunction or as a relative pronoun phrase of origin, depending on context. When οὗ is used temporally, it is typically the genitive masculine or neuter singular of the relative pronoun, referring to an implied or explicit noun denoting time (e.g., ὁ χρόνος, τότε), and the phrase thus means "from (the time) which." In contrast, when οὗ refers to a person or agent, it remains genitive singular but takes on the gender of the antecedent, functioning as a personal relative pronoun: "from whom." Notably, the feminine equivalent would be ἀφ᾽ ἧς. Therefore, syntactic, semantic, and gender cues must be considered to distinguish these usages accurately.

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This word is used only once in the NT. When ἀποκλείω is followed by an accusative, it typically expresses the action of shutting someone or something out or excluding them. The accusative usually refers to the person or thing being excluded. For example:

• ἀποκλείει τὸν ἐχθρόν — "He shuts out the enemy," where τὸν ἐχθρόν (the enemy) is the accusative object.

In contrast, the verb κλείω is the more general term for "to shut" or "to close" without the sense of exclusion. κλείω is typically used in neutral contexts for closing a door, gate, or container, without any implication of barring access or excluding someone from a place or state. For example:

• κλείει τὴν θύραν — "He shuts the door," where τὴν θύραν (the door) is the accusative, but with no connotation of exclusion or separation.

• κλείει τὰ βιβλία — "He shuts the books," where τὰ βιβλία (the books) is the accusative, indicating the simple action of closing, rather than exclusion.

Thus, ἀποκλείω involves a more forceful or exclusionary action, often with a person or thing being deliberately kept out of something, while κλείω is a more neutral and general term for simply closing or shutting something without such connotations of exclusion.