Luke 16:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.”
Luke 16:3 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 16:322 words
εἶπενeipensay
δὲdeand / but
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἑαυτῷheautōalone, her (own, -self)
ὁhothe
οἰκονόμοςoikonomoschamberlain, governor, steward
ΤίTia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ποιήσωpoiēsōabide, + agree, appoint
ὅτιhotithat / because
ὁhothe
κύριόςkyriosLord
μουmouI
ἀφαιρεῖταιaphaireitaicut (smite)
off, take away
τὴνtēnthe
οἰκονομίανoikonomiandispensation, stewardship
ἀπ’ap’from
ἐμοῦemouI
σκάπτεινskapteindig
οὐκouknot
ἰσχύωischyōbe able, avail, can do(-not)
ἐπαιτεῖνepaiteinbeg
αἰσχύνομαιaischynomaibe ashamed
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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