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Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: (KJV)

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προσελθὼνproselthōnHaving come

Lemma: προσέρχομαι (proserchomai) · Strong's: G4334

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)

Meaning: to come near/agree — προσ-έρχομαι ; [in LXX for קָרַב, נָגַשׁ, etc. ; ] ; to approach, draw near: absol., Mat.4:11, Luk.9:42, al.; with infin., Mat.24:1, al.; with dative loc., Heb.12:18, 22; dative of person(s), Mat.5:1, and freq.,…

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Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:11, Matthew 5:1, Matthew 8:2, Matthew 8:5, Matthew 8:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4334; TFLSJ G4334; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 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 25:24 word 2

καὶkaialso

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,…

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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 Matthew 25:24 word 3

ὁho<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)

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.,…

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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 Matthew 25:24 word 4

τὸtothe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)

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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 Matthew 25:24 word 5

ἓνhenone

Lemma: εἷς (ehis) · Strong's: G1520

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)

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 25:24 word 6

τάλαντονtalantontalent

Lemma: τάλαντον (talanton) · Strong's: G5007

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)

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…

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Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 18:24, Matthew 25:15, Matthew 25:16, Matthew 25:20, Matthew 25:22, Matthew 25:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5007; TFLSJ G5007; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 7

εἰληφὼςeilēphōshaving received

Lemma: λαμβάνω (lambanō) · Strong's: G2983

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Perfect · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2RAP-NSM)

Meaning: to take — λαμβάνω, ; [in LXX chiefly for לקח, also for אחז ,לכד ,נשׂא, etc. ; ] ; 1. to take, lay hold of: absol., Mat.26:26, Mrk.14:22; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.5:40 26:52, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s),…

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Used 263 times. Also: Matthew 5:40, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 10:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2983; TFLSJ G2983; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 8

εἶπεν·eipenhe 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 Matthew 25:24 word 9

κύριε,kurieMaster,

Lemma: κύριος (kurios) · Strong's: G2962H

Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Singular · Masculine (N-VSM)

Meaning: lord: master — κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל ,אָדוֹן, etc. ; ] ; having power (κῦρος) or authority; as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master; 1. in general: with genitive of thing(s),…

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Used 89 times. Also: Matthew 6:24, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 12:8, Matthew 13:27, Matthew 15:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2962H; TFLSJ G2962H; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 10

ἔγνωνegnōnI knew

Lemma: γινώσκω (ginōskō) · Strong's: G1097

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2AAI-1S)

Meaning: to know — γινώσκω (= γιγν-: see previous word. So also vulgar Attic, in Inscr., see Thumb, MGV, 207), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] ; to be taking in knowledge, come to know, recognize, perceive, understand; in past tenses to…

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Used 220 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1097; TFLSJ G1097; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 11

σεseyou

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Singular (P-2AS)

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).…

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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 Matthew 25:24 word 12

ὅτιhotithat

Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…

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Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 13

σκληρὸςsklēroshard

Lemma: σκληρός (sklēros) · Strong's: G4642

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)

Meaning: hard — σκληρός, -ά, -όν; (σκέλλω, to dry), [in LXX chiefly for קָשָׁה ; ] ; hard to the touch, rough, harsh, (opposite to μαλακός); metaphorically, in various uses; (a) of men, hard, stern, severe: Mat.25:24; (b) of things,…

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Used 6 times. Also: John 6:60, Acts 9:5, Acts 26:14, James 3:4, Jude 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4642; TFLSJ G4642; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 14

εἶeiyou are

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-PAI-2S)

Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 15

ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa man

Lemma: ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) · Strong's: G0444

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)

Meaning: a human — ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ ,אָדָם, also for אֱנוֹשׁ, etc. ; ] ; man: ; 1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): Jhn.16:21; with art., Mat.4:4 12:35, Mrk.2:27, Jhn.2:25, Rom.7:1, al;…

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Used 558 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0444; TFLSJ G0444; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 16

θερίζωνtherizōnreaping

Lemma: θερίζω (therizō) · Strong's: G2325

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)

Meaning: to reap — θερίζω; (θέρος), [in LXX chiefly for קָצַר ; ] ; to reap: Mat.6:26, Luk.12:24, Jas.5:4; figuratively, Mat.25:24, 26, Luk.19:21-22, Jhn.4:36-38, 2Co.9:6, Gal.6:7, 9, Rev.14:15; with accusative, τ. σαρκικά, 1Co.9:11;…

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Used 21 times. Also: Matthew 6:26, Matthew 25:26, Luke 12:24, Luke 19:21, Luke 19:22, John 4:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2325; TFLSJ G2325; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 17

ὅπουhopouwhere

Lemma: ὅπου (hopou) · Strong's: G3699

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: where(-ever) — ὅπου ; adv. ; of place, correlat. of ποῦ (which see), where. ; I. Prop., of place, ; 1. where; (a) in relative sentences, with indic: Mat.25:24, 26, Mrk.2:4 4:5, 15 5:40 13:14, Jhn.3:8 6:62 7:34, 36 11:32 14:3 17:24…

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Used 83 times. Also: Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 13:5, Matthew 24:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3699; TFLSJ G3699; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 18

οὐκouknot

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 Matthew 25:24 word 19

ἔσπειραςespeirasyou did sow

Lemma: σπείρω (speirō) · Strong's: G4687

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-AAI-2S)

Meaning: to sow — σπείρω; [in LXX chiefly for זָרַע ; ] ; to sow (seed): absol., Mat.6:26 13:3-4, 18 25:24, 26, Mrk.4:3-4, Luk.8:5 12:24, Jhn.4:36, 2Co.9:10; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:24, 27 13:37, 39, Mrk.4:32, Luk.8:5,…

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Used 52 times. Also: Matthew 6:26, Matthew 13:3, Matthew 13:4, Matthew 13:18, Matthew 13:19, Matthew 13:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4687; TFLSJ G4687; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 20

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

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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 Matthew 25:24 word 21

συνάγωνsunagōngathering

Lemma: συνάγω (sunagō) · Strong's: G4863

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)

Meaning: to assemble — συν-άγω ; [in LXX chiefly for אָסַף, also for קָבַץ, etc. (cf. Kennedy, Sources, 128) ; ] ; to gather or bring together: of things, Jhn.6:12-13; before εἰς, Mat.3:12, al.; ἐκεῖ, Luk.12:18; ποῦ, Luk.12:17; συναγαγὼν…

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Used 61 times. Also: Matthew 2:4, Matthew 3:12, Matthew 6:26, Matthew 12:30, Matthew 13:2, Matthew 13:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4863; TFLSJ G4863; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 22

ὅθενhothenfrom where

Lemma: ὅθεν (hothen) · Strong's: G3606

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: whence — ὅθεν ; adv., ; whence; (a) of direction or source: Mat.12:44, Luk.11:24, Act.14:26 28:13; = ἐκεῖθεν ὅπου, Mat.25:24, 26 (cf. Thuc., i, 89, 3); ὅ. γινώσκομεν, 1Jn.2:18; (b) of cause, whence, wherefore: Mat.14:7,…

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Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 12:44, Matthew 14:7, Matthew 25:26, Luke 11:24, Acts 14:26, Acts 26:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3606; TFLSJ G3606; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 23

οὐounot

Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

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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 Matthew 25:24 word 24

διεσκόρπισας·dieskorpisasyou did scatter;

Lemma: διασκορπίζω (diaskorpizō) · Strong's: G1287

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-AAI-2S)

Meaning: to scatter — δια-σκορπίζω ; [in LXX for פּוּץ, זָרָה, etc. ; ] ; to scatter abroad, disperse: of sheep, Mat.26:31 = Mrk.14:27" (LXX) ; of persons, Luk.1:51, Act.5:37, opposite to συνάγω, Jhn.11:52; of winnowing grain, Mat.25:24, 26;…

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Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 25:26, Matthew 26:31, Mark 14:27, Luke 1:51, Luke 15:13, Luke 16:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1287; TFLSJ G1287; TAGNT Matthew 25:24 word 25

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Finally	→	δέ G1161 then
the [servant]	→	ὁ G3588 the/this/who
who had received	→	λαμβάνω G2983 to take
the	→	ὁ G3588 the/this/who
one	→	εἷς G1520 one
talent	→	τάλαντον G5007 talent
came	→	προσέρχομαι G4334 to come near/agree
and	→	καί G2532 and
said	→	εἶπον G2036 to say
Master	→	κύριος G2962H lord: master
I knew	→	γινώσκω G1097 to know
that	→	ὅτι G3754G that/since: that
you are	→	εἰμί G1510 to be
a hard	→	σκληρός G4642 hard
man	→	ἄνθρωπος G0444 a human
reaping	→	θερίζω G2325 to reap
where	→	ὅπου G3699 where(-ever)
you have not sown	→	σπείρω G4687 to sow
and	→	καί G2532 and
gathering	→	συνάγω G4863 to assemble
where	→	ὅθεν G3606 whence
you have not scattered seed	→	διασκορπίζω G1287 to scatter

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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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