Luke
Luke 16:1
1Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also said | Ἔλεγεν | Elegen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| disciples | μαθητάς | mathētas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| There was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| rich | πλούσιος | plousios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4145 rich |
| man | Ἄνθρωπός | Anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| whose | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| manager | οἰκονόμον | oikonomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3623 a steward |
| was accused of | διεβλήθη | dieblēthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1225 I slander, complain of, accuse |
| wasting | διασκορπίζων | diaskorpizōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1287 I scatter, winnow, disperse, waste |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| possessions | ὑπάρχοντα | hyparchonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Peter 4:10 · Matthew 25:14–30 · James 4:3 · 1 Corinthians 4:1–2 · Luke 12:42 · Titus 1:7 · Luke 15:30 · Luke 15:13 · Luke 19:20 · Matthew 18:23–24 · Proverbs 18:9 · 1 Chronicles 28:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.