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Luke 16:6

‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
Luke 16:6
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ἑκατὸν βάτους ἐλαίου. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· δέξαι σου τὰ γράμματα καὶ καθίσας ταχέως γράψον πεντήκοντα.

  1. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. εἶπεν·eipen“he said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  4. ἑκατὸνhekaton“A hundred”
    Adjective, number · from ἑκατόν · “hundred” · Strong's G1540
  5. βάτουςbatous“baths”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from βάτος · “bath” · Strong's G0943
  6. ἐλαίου.elaiou“of oil.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἔλαιον · “olive oil” · Strong's G1637
  7. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  9. εἶπενeipen“he said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  10. αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. δέξαιdexai“do take”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), imperative, 2nd person singular · from δέχομαι · “to receive” · Strong's G1209
  12. σουsou“your”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. γράμματαgrammata“bills”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from γράμμα · “something written” · Strong's G1121
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. καθίσαςkathisas“having sat down”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from καθίζω · “to seat” · Strong's G2523
  17. ταχέωςtacheōs“soon”
    Adverb · “quickly” · Strong's G5030
  18. γράψονgrapson“do write”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  19. πεντήκοντα.pentēkonta“fifty.”
    Adjective, number · from πεντήκοντα · “fifty” · Strong's G4004
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)