Luke 6:48
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

Young's Literal Translation
he is like to a man building a house, who did dig, and deepen, and laid a foundation upon the rock, and a flood having come, the stream broke forth on that house, and was not able to shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.

King James Bible
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

Greek
He is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

like
ὅμοιός (homoios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3664: Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar.

a man
ἀνθρώπῳ (anthrōpō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

building
οἰκοδομοῦντι (oikodomounti)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3618: From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.

a house,
οἰκίαν (oikian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3614: From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family.

who
ὃς (hos)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

dug down
ἔσκαψεν (eskapsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4626: To dig, excavate. Apparently a primary verb; to dig.

deep
ἐβάθυνεν (ebathynen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 900: To deepen, excavate. From bathus; to deepen.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

laid
ἔθηκεν (ethēken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.

[his] foundation
θεμέλιον (themelion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2310: From a derivative of tithemi; something put down, i.e. A substruction.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

rock.
πέτραν (petran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4073: A rock, ledge, cliff, cave, stony ground. Feminine of the same as Petros; a rock.

When
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[the] flood
πλημμύρης (plēmmyrēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4132: A flood. Prolonged from pletho; flood-tide, i.e. a freshet.

came,
γενομένης (genomenēs)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

torrent
ποταμὸς (potamos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4215: A river, torrent, stream. Probably from a derivative of the alternate of pino; a current, brook or freshet, i.e. Running water.

crashed against
προσέρηξεν (proserēxen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4366: To dash against, as waves. From pros and rhegnumi; to tear towards, i.e. Burst upon.

that
ἐκείνῃ (ekeinē)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.

house
οἰκίᾳ (oikia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3614: From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family.

but
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

could
ἴσχυσεν (ischysen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2480: To have strength, be strong, be in full health and vigor, be able; meton: I prevail. From ischus; to have force.

not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

shake
σαλεῦσαι (saleusai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 4531: From salos; to waver, i.e. Agitate, rock, topple or destroy; figuratively, to disturb, incite.

it,
αὐτὴν (autēn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

because
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

it
αὐτήν (autēn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

was well built.
οἰκοδομῆσθαι (oikodomēsthai)
Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's 3618: From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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