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And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
καὶkaiAnd
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 1
φωνήσαςphōnēsashaving called
Lemma: φωνέω (phōneō) · Strong's: G5455
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to call — φωνέω, -ῶ ; (φωνή), [in LXX for קָרָא (Jer.17:11, al.), etc. ; ] ; I. Intrans. ; 1. Of persons, to call out, cry out, speak aloud: Luk.8:8; φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Mrk.1:26, Act.16:28; ἐφώνησε (φωνῇ μεγάλῇ) λέγων, Luk.8:54,…
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Used 42 times. Also: Matthew 20:32, Matthew 26:34, Matthew 26:74, Matthew 26:75, Matthew 27:47, Mark 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5455; TFLSJ G5455; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 2
αὐτὸνautonhim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (P-ASM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 3
εἶπενeipenhe said
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)
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Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 4
αὐτῷ·autōto him;
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 5
τίtiWhat [is]
Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (I-ASN)
Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…
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Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 6
τοῦτοtoutothis
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (D-ASN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
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Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 7
ἀκούωakouōI hear
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)
Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…
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Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 8
περὶpericoncerning
Lemma: περί (peri) · Strong's: G4012
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: about — περί, ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr., 105f.), ; with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides). ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of place, about (poët.). ; 2. Causal,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 334 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 9:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4012; TFLSJ G4012; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 9
σοῦ;souyou?
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Singular (P-2GS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 10
ἀπόδοςapodosdo give
Lemma: ἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi) · Strong's: G0591
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Singular (V-2AAM-2S)
Meaning: to pay — ἀπο-δίδωμι ; [in LXX for מָכַר, שׁוּב hi., נָתַן, שָׁלֵם pi., etc. ; ] ; to give up or back, restore, return: Mat.27:58, Luk.4:20 9:42 19:8; esp. of wages, debts, oaths, etc. (MM, see word), to render what is due, to…
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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 5:26, Matthew 5:33, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 12:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0591; TFLSJ G0591; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 11
τὸνtonthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 12
λόγονlogonaccount
Lemma: λόγος (logos) · Strong's: G3056
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: word — λόγος, -ου, ὁ (λέγω) ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for מִלָּה ,אֵמֶר, etc. ; ] ; I. Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio, sermo, vox, verbum. ; 1. a word, not in the grammatical sense of a…
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Used 332 times. Also: Matthew 5:32, Matthew 5:37, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 7:28, Matthew 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3056; TFLSJ G3056; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 13
τῆςtēsof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 14
οἰκονομίαςoikonomiasstewardship
Lemma: οἰκονομία (oikonomia) · Strong's: G3622
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: management — οἰκονομία, -ας, ἡ; (οἰκονομέω), [in LXX: Isa.22:19, 21 (מַצָּב, מֶמְשָׁלָה)* ; ] ; 1. prop. (Plat., Arist.), the office of οἰκονόμος, stewardship: Luk.16:2-4. ; 2. In later writers (Plut., al.; see AR on Eph.1:10; MM,…
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Used 9 times. Also: Luke 16:3, Luke 16:4, 1 Corinthians 9:17, Ephesians 1:10, Ephesians 3:2, Ephesians 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3622; TFLSJ G3622; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 15
σου·souof you;
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Singular (P-2GS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 16
οὐounot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 17
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 18
δύνῃdunēyou are able
Lemma: δύναμαι (dunamai) · Strong's: G1410
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-PNI-2S)
Meaning: be able — δύναμαι, depon., ; [in LXX chiefly for יָכֹל ; ] ; to be able, have power, whether by personal ability, permission, or opportunity: with inf. (M, Pr., 205; WM, §44, 3) pres., Mat.6:24, Mrk.2:7, Jhn.3:2, 1Co.10:21, al.;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 209 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:27, Matthew 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1410; TFLSJ G1410; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 19
ἔτιetiany longer
Lemma: ἔτι (eti) · Strong's: G2089
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: still — ἔτι ; adv., ; yet, as yet, still; 1. of time; (a) of the present (adhuc): Mrk.5:35, 1Co.3:3 15:17, Gal.1:10, al.; (b) of the past, mostly with impf.: Mat.12:46, Luk.8:49 15:20, Jhn.20:1, Act.9:1, Rom.5:6, 8, 2Th.2:5,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 95 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 12:46, Matthew 17:5, Matthew 18:16, Matthew 19:20, Matthew 26:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2089; TFLSJ G2089; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 20
οἰκονομεῖν.oikonomeinto manage.
Lemma: οἰκονομέω (oikonomeō) · Strong's: G3621
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to manage — οἰκονομέω, -ῶ; (οἰκονόμος), [in LXX: Psa.112:5 (כּוּל pilp.), 2Ma.3:14 * ; ] ; to manage as house-steward, be a steward: absol., Luk.16:2; hence, generally (see: οἰκονομία), to manage, regulate, arrange (cl., 2Mac, Lc.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3621; TFLSJ G3621; TAGNT Luke 16:2 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So | → | καί G2532 and |
| he called | → | φωνέω G5455 to call |
| him in | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| to ask | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| What [is] | → | τίς G5101 which? |
| this | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| I hear | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| about | → | περί G4012 about |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| Turn in | → | ἀποδίδωμι G0591 to pay |
| an | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| account | → | λόγος G3056 word |
| of | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| management | → | οἰκονομία G3622 management |
| for | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| you cannot | → | δύναμαι G1410 be able |
| . . . | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| be manager | → | οἰκονομέω G3621 to manage |
| any longer | → | ἔτι G2089 still |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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