Luke 19:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.”
Luke 19:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 19:1717 words
καὶkaiand / also
εἶπενeipensay
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ΕὖγεEuge
ἀγαθὲagathebenefit, good(-s, things)
δοῦλεdoulebond(-man), servant
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἐλαχίστῳelachistōleast, very little (small), smallest
πιστὸςpistosbelieve(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly)
ἐγένουegenouarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ἴσθιisthiam, have been, is I
ἐξουσίανexousianauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
ἔχωνechōnhave
ἐπάνωepanōabove, more than, (up-)on
δέκαdeka(eight-)een, ten
πόλεωνpoleōncity
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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