Mark 3:25

καὶ ἐὰν οἰκία ἐφ' ἑαυτὴν μερισθῇ οὐ δύναται σταθῆναι ἡ οἰκία ἐκείνη
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
ἐὰν
G1437 CONJ
ean
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
  • if, in case
οἰκία
G3614 N-NSF
oikia
properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family (especially domestics)
  • a house
    • an inhabited edifice, a dwelling
      • "the inmates of a house, the family"property, wealth, goods
ἐφ'
G1909
epi
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc
  • upon, on, at, by, before
    • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
ἑαυτὴν
G1438 F-3ASF
heautou
(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc
  • himself, herself, itself, themselves
μερισθῇ
G3307 V-APS-3S
merizō
to part, i.e., (literally) to apportion, bestow, share, or (figuratively) to disunite, differ
  • to divide
    • to separate into parts, cut into pieces
      • to divide into parties, i.e., be split into factions
      to distribute
      • a thing among people
        • "bestow, impart
οὐ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
δύναται
G1410
dynamai
to be able or possible
  • to be able, have power whether by virtue of one's own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favorable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom
    • "to be able to do something"to be capable, strong and powerful
σταθῆναι
G2476
histēmi
to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
  • to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set
    • to bid to stand by, [set up
    • in the presence of others, in the midst, before judges, before members of the Sanhedrin;
      • "to place
    to make firm, fix establish
    • to cause a person or a thing to keep his or its place
      • "to stand, be kept intact (of family, a kingdom), to escape in safety"to establish a thing, cause it to stand
      • to uphold or sustain the authority or force of anything
    to set or place in a balance
    • to weigh: money to one (because in very early times before the introduction of coinage, the metals used to be weighed)
to stand
  • to stand by or near
    • to stop, stand still, to stand immovable, stand firm
      • of the foundation of a building
    to stand
    • continue safe and sound, stand unharmed, to stand ready or prepared
      • "to be of a steadfast mind"of quality, one who does not hesitate, does not waiver
ἡ
G3588 T-NSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
οἰκία
G3614 N-NSF
oikia
properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family (especially domestics)
  • a house
    • an inhabited edifice, a dwelling
      • "the inmates of a house, the family"property, wealth, goods
ἐκείνη
G1565 D-NSF
ekeinos
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
  • he, she it, etc.

καὶ ἐὰν οἰκία ἐφ' ἑαυτὴν μερισθῇ οὐ δύναται σταθῆναι ἡ οἰκία ἐκείνη
25
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Cross References

James 3:16

ὅπου γὰρ ζῆλος καὶ ἐριθεία ἐκεῖ ἀκαταστασία καὶ πᾶν φαῦλον πρᾶγμα
16
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Galatians 5:15

εἰ δὲ ἀλλήλους δάκνετε καὶ κατεσθίετε βλέπετε μὴ ὑπό ἀλλήλων ἀναλωθῆτε
15
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

Psalms 133:1

הִנֵּה מַה-טּוֹב וּמַה-נָּעִים שֶׁבֶת אַחִים גַּם-יָֽחַד׃
1
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Genesis 37:4

וַיִּרְאוּ אֶחָיו כִּֽי-אֹתוֹ אָהַב אֲבִיהֶם מִכָּל-אֶחָיו וַֽיִּשְׂנְאוּ אֹתוֹ וְלֹא יָֽכְלוּ דַּבְּרוֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם׃
4
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

Genesis 13:7

וַֽיְהִי-רִיב בֵּין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵֽה-אַבְרָם וּבֵין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵה-לוֹט וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי אָז יֹשֵׁב בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
7
And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
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