Luke 16:2

So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
Luke 16:2
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ φωνήσας αὐτὸν εἶπεν αὐτῷ· τί τοῦτο ἀκούω περὶ σοῦ; ἀπόδος τὸν λόγον τῆς οἰκονομίας σου· οὐ γὰρ δύνῃ ἔτι οἰκονομεῖν.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. φωνήσαςphōnēsas“having called”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from φωνέω · “to call” · Strong's G5455
  3. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. εἶπενeipen“he said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  5. αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. τίti“What [is]”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  7. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  8. ἀκούωakouō“I hear”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  9. περὶperi“concerning”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  10. σοῦ;sou“you?”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  11. ἀπόδοςapodos“do give”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἀποδίδωμι · “to pay” · Strong's G0591
  12. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. λόγονlogon“account”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  14. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. οἰκονομίαςoikonomias“stewardship”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from οἰκονομία · “management” · Strong's G3622
  16. σου·sou“of you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  17. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  18. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  19. δύνῃdunē“you are able”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 2nd person singular · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  20. ἔτιeti“any longer”
    Adverb · “still” · Strong's G2089
  21. οἰκονομεῖν.oikonomein“to manage.”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from οἰκονομέω · “to manage” · Strong's G3621
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)