Luke
Luke 7:41–42
41“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,e and the other fifty. 42When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
Footnotes
- e 7:41 A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2|MAT 20:2.
Word by word
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Luke 7:41
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two | Δύο | Dyo | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| were | ἦσαν | ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| debtors | χρεοφειλέται | chreopheiletai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5533 a debtor |
| to a certain moneylender | δανιστῇ | danistē | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G1157 a lender, creditor |
| One | εἷς | heis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1520 one |
| owed | ὤφειλεν | ōpheilen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3784 I owe, ought |
| five hundred | πεντακόσια | pentakosia | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4001 five hundred |
| denarii | δηνάρια | dēnaria | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1220 a denarius |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| other | ἕτερος | heteros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2087 another, different |
| fifty | πεντήκοντα | pentēkonta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4004 fifty |
Luke 7:42
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| were unable | ἐχόντων | echontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| to repay | ἀποδοῦναι | apodounai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G591 I give back, return, sell |
| he forgave | ἐχαρίσατο | echarisato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G5483 I show favor to, forgive |
| both | ἀμφοτέροις | amphoterois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G297 both of two |
| Which | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| will love | ἀγαπήσει | agapēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G25 I love |
| him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| more | πλεῖον | pleion | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative | G4119 more, greater |
Cross-references
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Luke 7:41 Luke 7:47 · Romans 5:20 · Matthew 6:12 · Matthew 18:28 · Romans 3:23 · Luke 11:4 · 1 John 1:8–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.