Luke
Luke 16:3
3The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| manager | οἰκονόμος | oikonomos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3623 a steward |
| said | Εἶπεν | Eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| himself | ἑαυτῷ | heautō | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| shall I do | ποιήσω | poiēsō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| now that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| master | κύριός | kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| is taking | ἀφαιρεῖται | aphaireitai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G851 I take away, smite off |
| away | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| my | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| I am too weak | ἰσχύω | ischyō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2480 I am strong, able |
| to dig | σκάπτειν | skaptein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4626 I dig |
| too ashamed | αἰσχύνομαι | aischynomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G153 I am ashamed, am put to shame |
| to beg | ἐπαιτεῖν | epaitein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1871 I beg, ask alms |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.