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And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
μὴmēNothing
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
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Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT Luke 7:42 word 1
ἐχόντωνechontōnwere having
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-GPM)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Luke 7:42 word 2
δὲdenow
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 7:42 word 3
αὐτῶνautōnthey
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)
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),…
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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 7:42 word 4
ἀποδοῦναιapodounaito pay
Lemma: ἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi) · Strong's: G0591
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-2AAN)
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 7:42 word 5
ἀμφοτέροιςamphoteroisto both
Lemma: ἀμφότερος (amphoteros) · Strong's: G0297
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Masculine (A-DPM)
Meaning: both — ἀμφότεροι, -αι, -α; (replaces ἄμφω in κοινή, V. M, Pr., 57; used of more than two, Pr., 80; MM, VGT, see word), both of two: Mat.9:17, al. ; (AS)
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Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 9:17, Matthew 13:30, Matthew 15:14, Luke 1:6, Luke 1:7, Luke 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0297; TFLSJ G0297; TAGNT Luke 7:42 word 6
ἐχαρίσατο.echarisatohe forgave.
Lemma: χαρίζω (charizō) · Strong's: G5483
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-ADI-3S)
Meaning: to give grace — χαρίζομαι; (χάρις), [in LXX: Est.8:7 (נָתַן), Sng.1:4 א, Sir.12:3, 2 -4Ma.9:1-32 * ; ] ; 1. to show favour or kindness: with dative of person(s), Gal.3:18. ; 2. to give freely, bestow: with accusative and dative,…
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Used 23 times. Also: Luke 7:21, Luke 7:43, Acts 3:14, Acts 25:11, Acts 25:16, Acts 27:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5483; TFLSJ G5483; TAGNT Luke 7:42 word 7
τίςtisWhich
Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (I-NSM)
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 7:42 word 8
οὖνountherefore
Lemma: οὖν (oun) · Strong's: G3767
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore/then — οὖν, ; particle ; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9, Jhn.8:38, Act.1:21, Rom.5:9, al.; in exhortations, Mat.3:8, Luk.11:35,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 535 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3767; TFLSJ G3767; TAGNT Luke 7:42 word 9
αὐτῶνautōnof them
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)
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 7:42 word 10
εἶπέeipedo tell
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Singular (V-2AAM-2S)
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 7:42 word 11
πλεῖονpleionmore
Lemma: πλείων, πλεῖον (pleiōn, pleion) · Strong's: G4119
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter · Comparative (A-ASN-C)
Meaning: greater — πλέον, see: πολύς.; πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός,…
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Used 45 times. Also: Matthew 5:20, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42, Matthew 20:10, Matthew 21:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4119; TFLSJ G4119; TAGNT Luke 7:42 word 12
ἀγαπήσειagapēseiwill love
Lemma: ἀγαπάω (agapaō) · Strong's: G0025
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FAI-3S)
Meaning: to love — ἀγαπάω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אהב ; ] ; to love, to feel and exhibit esteem and goodwill to a person, to prize and delight in a thing. ; 1. Of human affection, to men: τ. πλησίον, Mat.5:43; τ. ἐχθρούς, ib. 44; to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 143 times. Also: Matthew 5:43, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 19:19, Matthew 22:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0025; TFLSJ G0025; TAGNT Luke 7:42 word 13
αὐτόν;autonhim
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 7:42 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [When] they | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| were unable | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| . . . | → | μή G3361 not |
| to repay [him] | → | ἀποδίδωμι G0591 to pay |
| he forgave | → | χαρίζω G5483 to give grace |
| both [of them] | → | ἀμφότερος G0297 both |
| Which | → | τίς G5101 which? |
| [one] | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| then | → | οὖν G3767 therefore/then |
| will love | → | ἀγαπάω G0025 to love |
| him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| more | → | πλείων, πλεῖον G4119 greater |
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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