Luke
Luke 19:13
13Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.a ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
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.
Word by word
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| 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) |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.