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 16:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 16:829 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπῄνεσενepēnesencommend, laud, praise
ὁhothe
κύριοςkyriosLord
τὸνtonthe
οἰκονόμονoikonomonchamberlain, governor, steward
τῆςtēsthe
ἀδικίαςadikiasiniquity, unjust, unrighteousness
ὅτιhotithat / because
φρονίμωςphronimōswisely
ἐποίησενepoiēsenabide, + agree, appoint
ὅτιhotithat / because
οἱhoithe
υἱοὶhyioison
τοῦtouthe
αἰῶνοςaiōnosage / eternity
τούτουtoutouhe (it was that), hereof, it
φρονιμώτεροιphronimōteroiwise(-r)
ὑπὲρhyperabove / for
τοὺςtousthe
υἱοὺςhyiousson
τοῦtouthe
φωτὸςphōtosfire, light
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
γενεὰνgeneanage, generation, nation
τὴνtēnthe
ἑαυτῶνheautōnalone, her (own, -self)
εἰσινeisinam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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