Lukechapter 16
31 verses · Luke · about AD 62 · The Gospels
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Each word shows the Greek, the English under it, how it sounds and its Strong’s number.
The Shrewd Steward and Unrighteous Mammon
16:1
ἜλεγενHe was sayingelegenG3004δὲnowdeG1161καὶalsokaiG2532πρὸςtoprosG4314τοὺςthetousG3588μαθητάςdisciplesmathetasG3101ἄνθρωπόςA mananthroposG444τιςcertaintisG5100ἦνthere wasenG1510πλούσιοςrichplousiosG4145ὃςwhohosG3739εἶχενhadeichenG2192οἰκονόμον,a manager,oikonomonG3623καὶandkaiG2532οὗτοςhehoutosG3778διεβλήθηwas accuseddiebletheG1225αὐτῷunto himautoG846ὡςashosG5613διασκορπίζωνwastingdiaskorpizonG1287τὰthetaG3588ὑπάρχονταpossessionshuparchontaG5225αὐτοῦ.of him.autouG846
16:2
καὶAndkaiG2532φωνήσαςhaving calledphonesasG5455αὐτὸνhimautonG846εἶπενhe saideipenG2036αὐτῷ·to him;autoG846τίWhat [is]tiG5101τοῦτοthistoutoG3778ἀκούωI hearakouoG191περὶconcerningperiG4012σοῦ;you?souG4771ἀπόδοςdo giveapodosG591τὸνthetonG3588λόγονaccountlogonG3056τῆςof thetesG3588οἰκονομίαςstewardshipoikonomiasG3622σου·of you;souG4771οὐnotouG3756γὰρforgarG1063δύνῃyou are ableduneG1410ἔτιany longeretiG2089οἰκονομεῖν.to manage.oikonomeinG3621
16:3
εἶπενSaideipenG2036δὲthendeG1161ἐνwithinenG1722ἑαυτῷhimselfhe'autoG1438ὁthehoG3588οἰκονόμος·manager;oikonomosG3623τίWhattiG5101ποιήσω,shall I do,poiesoG4160ὅτιforhotiG3754ὁthehoG3588κύριόςmasterkuriosG2962μουof memouG3165ἀφαιρεῖταιis taking awayaphaireitaiG851τὴνthetenG3588οἰκονομίανmanagementoikonomianG3622ἀπ᾽fromap᾽G575ἐμοῦ;me?emouG1473σκάπτεινTo digskapteinG4626οὐκnotoukG3756ἰσχύω,I am able,ischuoG2480ἐπαιτεῖνto begepaiteinG1871αἰσχύνομαι.I am ashamed.aischunomaiG153
16:4
ἔγνωνI knowegnonG1097τίwhattiG5101ποιήσω,I may dopoiesoG4160ἵναso thatinaG2443ὅτανwhenhotanG3752μετασταθῶI may have been removedmetastathoG3179ἐκfromekG1537τῆςthetesG3588οἰκονομίαςmanagementoikonomiasG3622δέξωνταίthey may receivedexontaiG1209μεmemeG3165εἰςintoeisG1519τοὺςthetousG3588οἴκουςhomesoikousG3624αὐτῶν.of them.autonG846
16:5
καὶAndkaiG2532προσκαλεσάμενοςhaving called to [him]proskalesamenosG4341ἕναonehenaG1520ἕκαστονeachhekastonG1538τῶνof thetonG3588χρεοφειλετῶνdebtorschreopheiletonG5533τοῦof thetouG3588κυρίουmasterkuriouG2962ἑαυτοῦhis ownhe'autouG1438ἔλεγενhe was sayingelegenG3004τῷto thetoG3588πρώτῳ·first;protoG4413πόσονHow muchposonG4214ὀφείλειςowe youopheileisG3784τῷto thetoG3588κυρίῳmasterkurioG2962μου;of me?mouG3165
16:6
ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲthendeG1161εἶπεν·he said;eipenG2036ἑκατὸνA hundredhekatonG1540βάτουςbathsbatousG943ἐλαίου.of oil.elaiouG1637ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲthendeG1161εἶπενhe saideipenG2036αὐτῷ·to him;autoG846δέξαιdo takedexaiG1209σουyoursouG4771τὰthetaG3588γράμματαbillsgrammataG1121καὶandkaiG2532καθίσαςhaving sat downkathisasG2523ταχέωςsoontacheosG5030γράψονdo writegrapsonG1125πεντήκοντα.fifty.pentekontaG4004
16:7
ἔπειταThenepeitaG1899ἑτέρῳto anotherheteroG2087εἶπεν·he said;eipenG2036σὺYou yourselfsuG4771δὲnowdeG1161πόσονhow muchposonG4214ὀφείλεις;owe?opheileisG3784ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲAnddeG1161εἶπεν·he said;eipenG2036ἑκατὸνA hundredhekatonG1540κόρουςcorskorousG2884σίτου.of wheat.sitouG4621λέγειHe sayslegeiG3004αὐτῷ·to him;autoG846δέξαιdo takedexaiG1209σουyoursouG4771τὰ<the>taG3588γράμματαbillsgrammataG1121καὶandkaiG2532γράψονdo writegrapsonG1125ὀγδοήκοντα.eighty.ogdoekontaG3589
16:8
καὶAndkaiG2532ἐπῄνεσενpraisedepenesenG1867ὁthehoG3588κύριοςmasterkuriosG2962τὸνthetonG3588οἰκονόμονmanageroikonomonG3623τῆς<the>tesG3588ἀδικίαςunrighteousadikiasG93ὅτιbecausehotiG3754φρονίμωςshrewdlyphronimosG5430ἐποίησεν,he had acted,epoiesenG4160ὅτιForhotiG3754οἱthehoiG3588υἱοὶsonshuioiG5207τοῦof thetouG3588αἰῶνοςageaionosG165τούτουthistoutouG3778φρονιμώτεροιmore shrewdphronimoteroiG5429ὑπὲρthanhuperG5228τοὺςthetousG3588υἱοὺςsonshuiousG5207τοῦof thetouG3588φωτὸςlightphotosG5457εἰςineisG1519τὴνthetenG3588γενεὰνgenerationgeneanG1074τὴν<the>tenG3588ἑαυτῶνtheir ownhe'autonG1438εἰσιν.are.eisinG1510
16:9
καὶandkaiG2532ἐγὼI myselfegoG1473ὑμῖνto youhuminG4771λέγω·say;legoG3004ἑαυτοῖςfor yourselveshe'autoisG1438ποιήσατεdo makepoiesateG4160φίλουςfriendsphilousG5384ἐκbyekG1537τοῦthetouG3588μαμωνᾶwealthmamonaG3126τῆς<the>tesG3588ἀδικίας,of unrighteousness,adikiasG93ἵναthatinaG2443ὅτανwhenhotanG3752ἐκλίπῃit may faileklipeG1587δέξωνταιthey may receivedexontaiG1209ὑμᾶςyouhumasG4771εἰςintoeisG1519τὰςthetasG3588αἰωνίουςeternalaioniousG166σκηνάς.¶dwellings.skenasG4633
16:10
ὉThe [one]hoG3588πιστὸςfaithfulpistosG4103ἐνwithenG1722ἐλαχίστῳvery littleelachistoG1646καὶalsokaiG2532ἐνwithenG1722πολλῷmuchpolloG4183πιστόςfaithfulpistosG4103ἐστιν,is,estinG1510καὶandkaiG2532ὁthe [one]hoG3588ἐνwithenG1722ἐλαχίστῳvery littleelachistoG1646ἄδικοςunrighteousadikosG94καὶalsokaiG2532ἐνwithenG1722πολλῷmuchpolloG4183ἄδικόςunrighteousadikosG94ἐστιν.is.estinG1510
16:13
ΟὐδεὶςNooudeisG3762οἰκέτηςservantoiketesG3610δύναταιis able todunataiG1410δυσὶνtwodusinG1417κυρίοιςmasterskurioisG2962δουλεύειν·to serve;douleueinG1398ἢeithereG2228γὰρforgarG1063τὸνthetonG3588ἕναonehenaG1520μισήσειhe will hatemiseseiG3404καὶandkaiG2532τὸνthetonG3588ἕτερονotherheteronG2087ἀγαπήσει,he will love,agapeseiG25ἢoreG2228ἑνὸςto onehenosG1520ἀνθέξεταιhe will be devotedanthexetaiG472καὶandkaiG2532τοῦthetouG3588ἑτέρουotherheterouG2087καταφρονήσει.he will despise.kataphroneseiG2706οὐNotouG3756δύνασθεyou are abledunastheG1410θεῷGodtheoG2316δουλεύεινto servedouleueinG1398καὶandkaiG2532μαμωνᾷ.¶money.mamonaG3126
Scoffing Pharisees; the Law and the Kingdom
16:15
καὶAndkaiG2532εἶπενHe saideipenG2036αὐτοῖς·to them;autoisG846ὑμεῖςYou yourselveshumeisG4771ἐστεareesteG1510οἱthosehoiG3588δικαιοῦντεςjustifyingdikaiountesG1344ἑαυτοὺςthemselveshe'autousG1438ἐνώπιονbeforeenopionG1799τῶν<the>tonG3588ἀνθρώπων,men,anthroponG444ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲbutdeG1161θεὸςGodtheosG2316γινώσκειknowsginoskeiG1097τὰςthetasG3588καρδίαςheartskardiasG2588ὑμῶνof youhumonG4771ὅτιforhotiG3754τὸthat whichtoG3588ἐνamongenG1722ἀνθρώποιςmenanthropoisG444ὑψηλὸν[is] exaltedhupselonG5308βδέλυγμαan abominationbdelugmaG946ἐνώπιονbeforeenopionG1799τοῦ<the>touG3588θεοῦGodtheouG2316
16:16
ὉThehoG3588νόμοςlawnomosG3551καὶandkaiG2532οἱthehoiG3588προφῆταιprophets [were]prophetaiG4396μέχριuntilmechriG3360Ἰωάννου·John;ioannouG2491ἀπὸfromapoG575τότεthat timetoteG5119ἡtheheG3588βασιλείαkingdombasileiaG932τοῦ<the>touG3588θεοῦof GodtheouG2316εὐαγγελίζεται,is evangelised [about],euangelizetaiG2097καὶandkaiG2532πᾶςeveryonepasG3956εἰςintoeisG1519αὐτὴνitautenG846βιάζεται.forces his way.biazetaiG971
16:17
εὐκοπώτερονEasier foreukopoteronG2123δέhoweverdeG1161ἐστινit isestinG1510τὸνthetonG3588οὐρανὸνheavenouranonG3772καὶandkaiG2532τὴνthetenG3588γῆνearthgenG1093παρελθεῖνto pass awaypareltheinG3928ἢthaneG2228τοῦof thetouG3588νόμουlawnomouG3551μίανonemianG1520κεραίανstroke of a penkeraianG2762πεσεῖν.¶to fail.peseinG4098
16:18
ΠᾶςEveryonepasG3956ὁwhohoG3588ἀπολύωνis putting awayapoluonG630τὴνthetenG3588γυναῖκαwifegunaikaG1135αὐτοῦof himautouG846καὶandkaiG2532γαμῶνmarryinggamonG1060ἑτέρανanotherheteranG2087μοιχεύει,commits adultery,moicheueiG3431καὶAndkaiG2532ὁwhohoG3588ἀπολελυμένηνseparated herapolelumenenG620ἀπὸfromapoG575ἀνδρὸςa husbandandrosG435γαμῶνmarryinggamonG1060μοιχεύει.¶commits adultery.moicheueiG3431
The Rich Man and Lazarus
16:19
ἌνθρωποςA mananthroposG444δέnowdeG1161τιςcertaintisG5100ἦνthere wasenG1510πλούσιοςrichplousiosG4145καὶandkaiG2532ἐνεδιδύσκετοhe was clothed inenedidusketoG1737πορφύρανpurpleporphuranG4209καὶandkaiG2532βύσσονfine linenbussonG1040εὐφραινόμενοςmaking good cheereuphrainomenosG2165καθ᾽everykath᾽G2596ἡμέρανdayhemeranG2250λαμπρῶς.in splendor.lamprosG2988
16:21
καὶandkaiG2532ἐπιθυμῶνdesiringepithumonG1937χορτασθῆναιto be fedchortasthenaiG5526ἀπὸfromapoG575τῶνthattonG3588πιπτόντωνfallingpiptontonG4098ἀπὸfromapoG575τῆςthetesG3588τραπέζηςtabletrapezesG5132τοῦof thetouG3588πλουσίου·rich man;plousiouG4145ἀλλὰbutallaG235καὶevenkaiG2532οἱthehoiG3588κύνεςdogskunesG2965ἐρχόμενοιcomingerchomenoiG2064ἐπέλειχονwere lickingepeleichonG621τὰthetaG3588ἕλκηsoreshelkeG1668αὐτοῦ.¶of him.autouG846
16:22
ἘγένετοIt came to pass thategenetoG1096δὲthendeG1161ἀποθανεῖνto dieapothaneinG599τὸνthetonG3588πτωχὸνpoor manptochonG4434καὶandkaiG2532ἀπενεχθῆναιto be carried awayapenechthenaiG667αὐτὸνheautonG846ὑπὸbyhupoG5259τῶνthetonG3588ἀγγέλωνangelsangelonG32εἰςintoeisG1519τὸνthetonG3588κόλπονbosomkolponG2859Ἀβραάμ·of Abraham;abraamG11ἀπέθανενDiedapethanenG599δὲthendeG1161καὶalsokaiG2532ὁthehoG3588πλούσιοςrich manplousiosG4145καὶandkaiG2532ἐτάφη.was buried.etapheG2290
16:23
καὶAndkaiG2532ἐνinenG1722τῷ<the>toG3588ᾅδῃHadeshadeG86ἐπάραςhaving lifted upeparasG1869τοὺςthetousG3588ὀφθαλμοὺςeyesophthalmousG3788αὐτοῦ,of him,autouG846ὑπάρχωνbeinghuparchonG5225ἐνinenG1722βασάνοιςtormentbasanoisG931ὁρᾷhe seeshoraG3708ἈβραὰμAbrahamabraamG11ἀπὸfromapoG575μακρόθενafarmakrothenG3113καὶandkaiG2532ΛάζαρονLazaruslazaronG2976ἐνinenG1722τοῖςthetoisG3588κόλποιςbosomkolpoisG2859αὐτοῦ.of him.autouG846
16:24
καὶAndkaiG2532αὐτὸςhe himselfautosG846φωνήσαςhaving cried outphonesasG5455εἶπεν·said;eipenG2036πάτερFatherpaterG3962Ἀβραάμ,Abraham,abraamG11ἐλέησόνdo have mercy oneleesonG1653μεmemeG3165καὶandkaiG2532πέμψονdo sendpempsonG3992ΛάζαρονLazaruslazaronG2976ἵναthatinaG2443βάψῃhe may dipbapseG911τὸthetoG3588ἄκρονtipakronG206τοῦof thetouG3588δακτύλουfingerdaktulouG1147αὐτοῦof himautouG846ὕδατοςin waterhudatosG5204καὶandkaiG2532καταψύξῃmay coolkatapsuxeG2711τὴνthetenG3588γλῶσσάνtongueglossanG1100μου,of mine,mouG3165ὅτιforhotiG3754ὀδυνῶμαιI am sufferingodunomaiG3600ἐνinenG1722τῇ<the>teaG3588φλογὶflamephlogiG5395ταύτῃ.¶this.tauteG3778
16:25
ΕἶπενSaideipenG2036δὲthendeG1161Ἀβραάμ·Abraham;abraamG11τέκνον,Child,teknonG5043μνήσθητιdo remembermnesthetiG3403ὅτιthathotiG3754ἀπέλαβεςyou did fully receiveapelabesG618τὰthe [things]taG3588ἀγαθάgoodagathaG18σουof yousouG4771ἐνinenG1722τῇtheteaG3588ζωῇlifetimezoeaG2222σου,of you,souG4771καὶandkaiG2532ΛάζαροςLazaruslazarosG2976ὁμοίωςlikewisehomoiosG3668τὰthe [things]taG3588κακά.harmful.kakaG2556νῦνNownunG3568δὲhoweverdeG1161ὧδεherehodeG5602παρακαλεῖται,he is comforted,parakaleitaiG3870σὺyou yourselfsuG4771δὲnowdeG1161ὀδυνᾶσαι.are suffering.odunasaiG3600
16:26
καὶAndkaiG2532ἐνbesidesenG1722πᾶσινallpasinG3956τούτοιςthese thingstoutoisG3778μεταξὺbetweenmetaxuG3342ἡμῶνushemonG3165καὶandkaiG2532ὑμῶνyouhumonG4771χάσμαa chasmchasmaG5490μέγαgreatmegaG3173ἐστήρικταιhas been fixedesteriktaiG4741ὅπωςso thathoposG3704οἱthosehoiG3588θέλοντεςdesiringthelontesG2309διαβῆναιto passdiabenaiG1224ἔνθενfrom hereenthenπρὸςtoprosG4314ὑμᾶςyouhumasG4771μὴnotmeG3361δύνωνταιmay be abledunontaiG1410μηδὲnormedeG3366ἐκεῖθενfrom thereekeithenG1564πρὸςtoprosG4314ἡμᾶςushemasG3165διαπερῶσιν.¶they shall pass.diaperosinG1276
16:28
ἔχωI haveechoG2192γὰρforgarG1063πέντεfivepenteG4002ἀδελφούς·brothers —adelphousG80ὅπωςso thathoposG3704διαμαρτύρηταιhe may warndiamarturetaiG1263αὐτοῖςto themautoisG846ἵναthatinaG2443μὴnotmeG3361καὶalsokaiG2532αὐτοὶthey themselvesautoiG846ἔλθωσινmay comeelthosinG2064εἰςtoeisG1519τὸν<the>tonG3588τόπονplacetoponG5117τοῦτονthistoutonG3778τῆς<the>tesG3588βασάνου.¶of torment.basanouG931
16:30
ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲAnddeG1161εἶπεν·he said;eipenG2036οὐχί,No,ouchiG3780πάτερfatherpaterG3962Ἀβραάμ,Abraham,abraamG11ἀλλ᾽butall᾽G235ἐάνifeanG1437τιςonetisG5100ἀπὸfromapoG575νεκρῶν[the] deadnekronG3498πορευθῇshall goporeutheaG4198πρὸςtoprosG4314αὐτούς,them,autousG846μετανοήσουσιν.they will repent.metanoesousinG3340
16:31
εἶπενHe saideipenG2036δὲhoweverdeG1161αὐτῷ·to him;autoG846εἰIfeiG1487Μωϋσέωςto MosesmouseosG3475καὶandkaiG2532τῶνthetonG3588προφητῶνprophetsprophetonG4396οὐκnotoukG3756ἀκούουσιν,they listen,akouousinG191οὐδ᾽not evenoud᾽G3761ἐάνifeanG1437τιςonetisG5100ἐκout fromekG1537νεκρῶν[the] deadnekronG3498ἀναστῇshall riseanasteaG450πεισθήσονται.¶will they be persuaded.peisthesontaiG3982
Greek words in this chapter
The 40 most used Greek words of the chapter, counted by lemma. The article, the object marker, the negatives and the common prepositions are left out.
| Word | Sense here | Uses | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἔπωépō | he said | 12 | G2036 |
| μέmé | of me | 8 | G3165 |
| ἈβραάμAbraám | Abraham | 6 | G11 |
| λέγωlégō | to say | 5 | G3004 |
| τίςtís | what | 5 | G5101 |
| ἑαυτοῦheautoû | himself | 5 | G1438 |
| κύριοςkýrios | master | 5 | G2962 |
| ἵναhína | so that | 5 | G2443 |
| ἄνθρωποςánthrōpos | a man | 4 | G444 |
| πλούσιοςploúsios | rich | 4 | G4145 |
| ἀκούωakoúō | to hear | 4 | G191 |
| δύναμαιdýnamai | be able | 4 | G1410 |
| ποιέωpoiéō | shall I do | 4 | G4160 |
| δέχομαιdéchomai | to receive | 4 | G1209 |
| ἕναhena | one | 4 | G1520 |
| ἕτεροςhéteros | other | 4 | G2087 |
| πιστόςpistós | faithful | 4 | G4103 |
| θεόςtheós | God | 4 | G2316 |
| πᾶςpâs | all | 4 | G3956 |
| ΛάζαροςLázaros | lazarus | 4 | G2976 |
| Word | Sense here | Uses | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| πατήρpatḗr | father | 4 | G3962 |
| εἶχενeichen | had | 3 | G2192 |
| οἰκονόμοςoikonómos | manager | 3 | G3623 |
| ὑπάρχωhypárchō | possessions | 3 | G5225 |
| οἰκονομίαoikonomía | management | 3 | G3622 |
| μαμμωνᾶςmammōnâs | wealth | 3 | G3126 |
| ἄδικοςádikos | unrighteous | 3 | G94 |
| γίνομαιgínomai | you have been | 3 | G1096 |
| προφήτηςprophḗtēs | prophet | 3 | G4396 |
| φωνέωphōnéō | to call | 2 | G5455 |
| γινώσκωginṓskō | to know | 2 | G1097 |
| ὅτανhótan | when | 2 | G3752 |
| οἶκοςoîkos | house | 2 | G3624 |
| πόσοςpósos | how much/many? | 2 | G4214 |
| ὀφείλειςopheileis | to owe | 2 | G3784 |
| ἑκατόνhekatón | hundred | 2 | G1540 |
| γράμμαgrámma | bills | 2 | G1121 |
| γράφωgráphō | to write | 2 | G1125 |
| ἀδικίαadikía | unrighteousness | 2 | G93 |
| υἱόςhuiós | son | 2 | G5207 |
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