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Luke 16:8 — King James Version← Study notes

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.


Luke 16:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 16:829 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐπῄνεσενepēnesen
praisedverbG1867
ho
thearticleG3588
κύριοςkyrios
masternounG2962
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
οἰκονόμονoikonomon
managernounG3623
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἀδικίαςadikias
unrighteousnounG93
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
φρονίμωςphronimōs
shrewdlyadverbG5430
ἐποίησενepoiēsen
he had actedverbG4160
ὅτιhoti
ForwordG3754
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
υἱοὶhyioi
sonsnounG5207
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
αἰῶνοςaiōnos
agenounG165
τούτουtoutou
thisdemonstrativeG3778
φρονιμώτεροιphronimōteroi
more shrewdadjectiveG5429
ὑπὲρhyper
thanprepositionG5228
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
υἱοὺςhyious
sonsnounG5207
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
φωτὸςphōtos
lightnounG5457
εἰςeis
inprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γενεὰνgenean
generationnounG1074
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἑαυτῶνheautōn
their ownpronounG1438
εἰσινeisin
areverbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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