Luke 16:4

I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
Luke 16:4
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Original language (Greek)

ἔγνων τί ποιήσω, ἵνα ὅταν μετασταθῶ ἐκ τῆς οἰκονομίας δέξωνταί με εἰς τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν.

  1. ἔγνωνegnōn“I know”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  2. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  3. ποιήσω,poiēsō“I may do”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  4. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  5. ὅτανhotan“when”
    Conjunction · “when(-ever)” · Strong's G3752
  6. μετασταθῶmetastathō“I may have been removed”
    Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from μεθίστημι · “to move” · Strong's G3179
  7. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  8. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. οἰκονομίαςoikonomias“management”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from οἰκονομία · “management” · Strong's G3622
  10. δέξωνταίdexōntai“they may receive”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from δέχομαι · “to receive” · Strong's G1209
  11. μεme“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  12. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  13. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. οἴκουςoikous“homes”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from οἶκος · “house” · Strong's G3624G
  15. αὐτῶν.autōn“of them.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)