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And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἀρξαμένουarxamenouWhen was beginning
Lemma: ἄρχω (archō) · Strong's: G0757
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (V-AMP-GSM)
Meaning: be first — ἄρχω ; [in LXX for חָלַל, מָשַׁל, etc. ; ] ; 1. to begin. ; 2. to rule (see DCG, ii, 538b.): with genitive, Mrk.10:42, Rom.15:12. Mid., to begin: before ἀπό, Mat.16:21 20:8, Luk.14:18 23:5 24:27, 47, Jhn.8:9, Act.1:22…
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Used 86 times. Also: Matthew 4:17, Matthew 11:7, Matthew 11:20, Matthew 12:1, Matthew 14:30, Matthew 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0757; TFLSJ G0757; TAGNT Matthew 18:24 word 1
δὲdethen
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.,…
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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 Matthew 18:24 word 2
αὐτοῦautouhe
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
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 Matthew 18:24 word 3
συναίρεινsunaireinto settle
Lemma: συναίρω (sunairō) · Strong's: G4868
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to settle accounts — συν-αίρω ; [in LXX: Exo.23:5 (עָזַב) * ; ] ; to take up together: σ. λόγον (of which there are several exx. in π.; see Deiss., LAE, 118 f.; MM, i, xxiv; M, Pr., 160), to settle accounts, Mat.18:23-24; before μετά, C.…
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Used 3 times. Also: Matthew 18:23, Matthew 25:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4868; TFLSJ G4868; TAGNT Matthew 18:24 word 4
προσηνέχθηprosēnechthēwas brought to
Lemma: προσφέρω (prospherō) · Strong's: G4374
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-API-3S)
Meaning: to bring to — προσ-φέρω ; [in LXX chiefly for קָרַב hi. ; ] ; 1. to bring to, lead to: with accusative and dative of person(s), Mat.4:24 8:16 9:2, 32 14:35 17:16, Mrk.2:4 (WH, R, txt.; sc. αὐτόν) Mrk.10:13, Luk.18:15 23:14; pass.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 2:11, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:24, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 8:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4374; TFLSJ G4374; TAGNT Matthew 18:24 word 5
αὐτῷautōto 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 Matthew 18:24 word 6
εἷςheisone
Lemma: εἷς (ehis) · Strong's: G1520
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: one — εἷς ; ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός, ; cardinal numeral, one; 1. one, as opposite to many: Mat.25:15, Rom.5:12, 1Co.10:8, al.; as subst., Rom.5:15, Eph.2:14; id. with genitive partit., Mat.5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ),…
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Used 357 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 5:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1520; TFLSJ G1520; TAGNT Matthew 18:24 word 7
ὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsa debtor
Lemma: ὀφειλέτης (opheiletēs) · Strong's: G3781
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: debtor — ὀφειλέτης, -ου, ὁ; (ὀφείλω), ; a debtor: with genitive (of the amount), Mat.18:24. Metaphorical, of obligation or duty in general, with reference to favours received or injury done, etc.: Mat.6:12, Rom.1:14 8:12 15:27,…
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Used 7 times. Also: Matthew 6:12, Luke 13:4, Romans 1:14, Romans 8:12, Romans 15:27, Galatians 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3781; TFLSJ G3781; TAGNT Matthew 18:24 word 8
μυρίωνmuriōnof ten thousand
Lemma: μύριοι (murioi) · Strong's: G3463
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (A-GPN)
Meaning: myriad — μυρίος, -α, -ον ; 1. numberless, countless, infinite: 1Co.4:15 14:19. ; 2. As a definite numeral, in pl., μύριοι, -αι, -α, ten thousand: Mat.18:24.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: 1 Corinthians 4:15, 1 Corinthians 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3463; TFLSJ G3463; TAGNT Matthew 18:24 word 9
ταλάντων.talantōntalents.
Lemma: τάλαντον (talanton) · Strong's: G5007
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (N-GPN)
Meaning: talent — τάλαντομ, -ον, τ ; [in LXX for כִּכָּר ; ] ; 1. a balance (Hom.). ; 2. that which is weighed, a talent; (a) a talent in weight (in Horn. always of gold); (b) a sum of money, whether gold or silver, equivalent to a…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 25:15, Matthew 25:16, Matthew 25:20, Matthew 25:22, Matthew 25:24, Matthew 25:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5007; TFLSJ G5007; TAGNT Matthew 18:24 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| As | → | δέ G1161 then |
| he | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| began | → | G0756 |
| the settlements | → | συναίρω G4868 to settle accounts |
| a | → | εἷς G1520 one |
| debtor | → | ὀφειλέτης G3781 debtor |
| owing ten thousand | → | μύριοι G3463 myriad |
| talents | → | τάλαντον G5007 talent |
| was brought | → | προσφέρω G4374 to bring to |
| to him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
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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