Luke

Luke 19:13–14

¹³Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.^a ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.

¹⁴But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

Footnotes

a 19:13 That is, he gave each servant one mina. A mina was most likely a silver coin worth a hundred drachmas, that is, about a hundred days’ wages.

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Luke 19:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Beforehand	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
called	καλέσας	kalesas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2564 I call, invite, name
ten	δέκα	deka	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1176 ten
of his	ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
servants	δούλους	doulous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1401 a male slave
gave	ἔδωκεν	edōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
ten	δέκα	deka	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1176 ten
minas	μνᾶς	mnas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3414 a mina
Conduct business	Πραγματεύσασθε	Pragmateusasthe	Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G4231 I transact business, trade
until	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
I return	ἔρχομαι	erchomai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
he said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)

Luke 19:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
subjects	πολῖται	politai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4177 a citizen
hated	ἐμίσουν	emisoun	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3404 I hate, detest
him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
sent	ἀπέστειλαν	apesteilan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
a delegation	πρεσβείαν	presbeian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4242 an embassy, delegation
after	ὀπίσω	opisō	Preposition	G3694 behind, after
him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
to say	λέγοντες	legontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3004 I say, speak
We do not want	θέλομεν	thelomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2309 I will, wish, desire
this	τοῦτον	touton	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
to rule	βασιλεῦσαι	basileusai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G936 I rule, reign, reign over
over	ἐφ’	eph’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I

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Luke 19:13 Matthew 25:14–15 · John 12:26 · 1 Corinthians 12:7–11 · 1 Peter 4:9–11 · Romans 12:6–8 · 1 Corinthians 12:28–29 · 2 Peter 1:1 · James 1:1 · Galatians 1:10

Luke 19:14 1 Samuel 8:7 · Acts 7:51–52 · Acts 3:14–15 · Luke 19:27 · John 15:18 · John 1:11 · Psalm 2:1–3 · John 15:23–24 · Isaiah 49:7 · Zechariah 11:8 · Acts 4:27–28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.