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His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: (KJV)

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ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisanswering

Lemma: ἀποκρίνω (apokrinō) · Strong's: G0611

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AOP-NSM)

Meaning: to answer — ἀποκρίνω, ἀποκρίνομαι, ; [in LXX chiefly for ענה ; ] ; in cl., ; 1. to separate, distinguish. ; 2. to choose. ; Mid., to answer: Mat.27:12, Mrk.14:61, Luk.3:16 23:9, Jhn.5:17, 19 Act.3:12. In late Gk. the pass, also is…

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Used 247 times. Also: Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 11:4, Matthew 11:25, Matthew 12:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0611; TFLSJ G0611; TAGNT Matthew 25:26 word 1

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.,…

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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 25:26 word 2

ὁhothe

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 25:26 word 3

κύριοςkuriosmaster

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

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

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 25:26 word 4

αὐτοῦautouof him

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 25:26 word 5

εἶπενeipensaid

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 25:26 word 6

αὐτῷ·autōto him;

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)

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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 25:26 word 7

πονηρὲponēreWicked

Lemma: πονηρός (ponēros) · Strong's: G4190

Parsing: Adjective · Vocative · Singular · Masculine (A-VSM)

Meaning: evil/bad — πονηρός, -ά, -όν; (πονέω, to toil), [in LXX chiefly for רַע ; ] ; 1. ; (a) of persons, oppressed by toils (Hes.); (b) of things, toilsome, painful (καιρός, Sir.51:12): Eph.5:16 6:13 Rev.16:2. ; 2. bad, worthless; (a) in…

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Used 79 times. Also: Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:37, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4190; TFLSJ G4190; TAGNT Matthew 25:26 word 8

δοῦλεdouleservant

Lemma: δοῦλος (doulos) · Strong's: G1401

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

Meaning: slave — δοῦλος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX, ὁ δ. nearly always for עֶבֶד; ὁ δ. chiefly for שִׁפְחָה ,אָמָה ; ] ; 1. in bondage to, subject to: Rom.6:19. ; 2. As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ., a slave; (a) fem., ἡ δ., a female slave, bondmaid…

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Used 130 times. Also: Matthew 8:9, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 13:27, Matthew 13:28, Matthew 18:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1401; TFLSJ G1401; TAGNT Matthew 25:26 word 9

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,…

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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 25:26 word 10

ὀκνηρέ,oknērelazy!

Lemma: ὀκνηρός (oknēros) · Strong's: G3636

Parsing: Adjective · Vocative · Singular · Masculine (A-VSM)

Meaning: lazy — ὀκνηρός, -ά, -όν; (ὀκνέω), [in LXX forPro.6:6, 9 al. ; ] ; shrinking, hesitating, timid: with dative (Bl., § 38, 2), Rom.12:11; hence, slothful: Mat.25:26. Of things, that which causes shrinking, irksome: Php.3:1.†; (AS)

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Used 3 times. Also: Romans 12:11, Philippians 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3636; TFLSJ G3636; TAGNT Matthew 25:26 word 11

ᾔδειςēdeisYou knew

Lemma: εἴδω (eidō) · Strong's: G1492I

Parsing: Verb · Pluperfect · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-2LAI-2S)

Meaning: to perceive: know — οἶδα, (from same root as εἶδον, which see), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] pf. with present meaning (plpf. as impf.; on irregular tense-forms, see App.), ; to have seen or perceived, hence, to know, have knowledge of:…

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Used 31 times. Also: Matthew 9:4, Matthew 24:43, Matthew 27:18, Mark 1:34, Mark 9:6, Mark 14:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1492I; TFLSJ G1492I; TAGNT Matthew 25:26 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 25:26 word 13

θερίζωtherizōI reap

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

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)

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 25:24, Luke 12:24, Luke 19:21, Luke 19:22, John 4:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2325; TFLSJ G2325; TAGNT Matthew 25:26 word 14

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 25:26 word 15

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 25:26 word 16

ἔσπειραespeiraI sowed

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

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

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 25:26 word 17

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 25:26 word 18

συνάγωsunagōI gather

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

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)

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 25:26 word 19

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 25:24, Luke 11:24, Acts 14:26, Acts 26:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3606; TFLSJ G3606; TAGNT Matthew 25:26 word 20

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 25:26 word 21

διεσκόρπισα;dieskorpisaI scattered?

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

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

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 25:24, Matthew 26:31, Mark 14:27, Luke 1:51, Luke 15:13, Luke 16:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1287; TFLSJ G1287; TAGNT Matthew 25:26 word 22

How the BSB renders it

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

You wicked	→	πονηρός G4190 evil/bad
lazy	→	ὀκνηρός G3636 lazy
servant	→	δοῦλος G1401 slave
replied	→	ἀποκρίνω G0611 to answer
. . .	→	εἶπον G2036 to say
. . .	→	αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
his	→	αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
master	→	κύριος G2962H lord: master
You knew	→	εἴδω G1492I to perceive: know
that	→	ὅτι G3754G that/since: that
I reap	→	θερίζω G2325 to reap
where	→	ὅπου G3699 where(-ever)
I have not sown	→	σπείρω G4687 to sow
and	→	καί G2532 and
gather	→	συνάγω G4863 to assemble
where	→	ὅθεν G3606 whence
. . .	→	οὐ G3756 no
I 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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