Matthew 12:26

καὶ εἰ ὁ Σατανᾶς τὸν Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλει ἐφ' ἑαυτὸν ἐμερίσθη· πῶς οὖν σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom 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
εἰ
G1487 CONJ
ei
if, whether, that, etc
  • if, whether
ὁ
G3588 T-NSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Σατανᾶς
G4567
satanas
the accuser, i.e., the devil
  • adversary (one who opposes another in purpose or act), the name given to
    • the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of God and Christ
      • he incites apostasy from God and to sin
        • "circumventing men by his wiles"the worshippers of idols are said to be under his control"by his demons he is able to take possession of men and inflict them with diseases"by God's assistance he is overcome"on Christ's return from heaven he will be bound with chains for a thousand years, but when the thousand years are finished he will walk the earth in yet greater power, but shortly after will be given over to eternal punishment
      a Satan-like man
τὸν
G3588 T-ASM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Σατανᾶν
G4567
satanas
the accuser, i.e., the devil
  • adversary (one who opposes another in purpose or act), the name given to
    • the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of God and Christ
      • he incites apostasy from God and to sin
        • "circumventing men by his wiles"the worshippers of idols are said to be under his control"by his demons he is able to take possession of men and inflict them with diseases"by God's assistance he is overcome"on Christ's return from heaven he will be bound with chains for a thousand years, but when the thousand years are finished he will walk the earth in yet greater power, but shortly after will be given over to eternal punishment
      a Satan-like man
ἐκβάλλει
G1544 V-PAI-3S
ekballō
to eject (literally or figuratively)
  • to cast out, drive out, to send out
    • with notion of violence
      • to drive out (cast out)
        • "to cast out
        • of the world, i.e., be deprived of the power and influence he exercises in the world
          • "a thing: excrement from the belly into the sink
        to expel a person from a society: to banish from a family"to compel one to depart; to bid one depart, in stern though not violent language"so employed that the rapid motion of the one going is transferred to the one sending forth
        • to command or cause one to depart in haste
        to draw out with force, tear out"with implication of force overcoming opposite force
        • to cause a thing to move straight on its intended goal
        to reject with contempt, to cast off or away
      without the notion of violence
      • to draw out, extract, one thing inserted in another
        • "to bring out of, to draw or bring forth"to except, to leave out, i.e., not receive"to lead one forth or away somewhere with a force which he cannot resist
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
ἑαυτὸν
G1438 F-3ASM
heautou
(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc
  • himself, herself, itself, themselves
ἐμερίσθη·
G3307 V-API-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
πῶς
G4459 ADV
pōs
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
  • how, in what way
οὖν
G3767 CONJ
oun
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
  • then, therefore, accordingly, consequently, these things being so
σταθήσεται
G2476 V-FPI-3S
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
βασιλεία
G932 N-NSF
basileia
properly, royalty, i.e., (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)
  • royal power, kingship, dominion, rule
    • not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom
      • "of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah"of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah's kingdom
    a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king"used in the New Testament to refer to the reign of the Messiah
αὐτοῦ
G846 P-GSM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same

καὶ εἰ ὁ Σατανᾶς τὸν Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλει ἐφ' ἑαυτὸν ἐμερίσθη· πῶς οὖν σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ
26
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Cross References

Colossians 1:13

ὃς ἐῤῥύσατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ σκότους καὶ μετέστησεν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς ἀγάπης αὐτοῦ
13
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

1 John 5:19

οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐσμεν καὶ ὁ κόσμος ὅλος ἐν τῷ πονηρῷ κεῖται
19
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

Revelation 20:2

καὶ ἐκράτησεν τὸν δράκοντα τὸν ὄφιν τὸν ἀρχαῖον ὅς ἐστιν Διάβολος καὶ Σατανᾶς καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν χίλια ἔτη
2
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

John 12:31

νῦν κρίσις ἐστὶν τοῦ κόσμου τούτου νῦν ὁ ἄρχων τοῦ κόσμου τούτου ἐκβληθήσεται ἔξω·
31
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the be prince of this world cast out.

Revelation 12:9

καὶ ἐβλήθη ὁ δράκων ὁ μέγας ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος ὁ καλούμενος Διάβολος καὶ ὁ Σατανᾶς ὁ πλανῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅλην ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν γῆν καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ μετ' αὐτοῦ ἐβλήθησαν
9
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

John 16:11

περὶ δὲ κρίσεως ὅτι ὁ ἄρχων τοῦ κόσμου τούτου κέκριται
11
Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

2 Corinthians 4:4

ἐν οἷς ὁ θεὸς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου ἐτύφλωσεν τὰ νοήματα τῶν ἀπίστων εἰς τὸ μὴ αὐγάσαι αὐτοῖς τὸν φωτισμὸν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τῆς δόξης τοῦ Χριστοῦ ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ
4
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

John 14:30

οὐκ ἔτι πολλὰ λαλήσω μεθ' ὑμῶν ἔρχεται γὰρ ὁ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου ἄρχων· καὶ ἐν ἐμοὶ οὐκ ἔχει οὐδέν
30
Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

Revelation 9:11

καὶ ἔχουσιν ἐφ' αὐτῶν βασιλέα τὸν ἄγγελον τῆς ἀβύσσου ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἑβραϊστὶ Ἀβαδδὼν καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἑλληνικῇ ὄνομα ἔχει Ἀπολλύων
11
And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

Revelation 16:10

Καὶ ὁ πέμπτος ἄγγελος ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν θρόνον τοῦ θηρίου καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ ἐσκοτωμένη καὶ ἐμασσῶντο τὰς γλώσσας αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ πόνου
10
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

Matthew 4:10

Τότε λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ὕπαγε Σατανᾶ· γέγραπται γάρ Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις
10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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