Matthew

Matthew 18:28–30

²⁸But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.^g He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

²⁹So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

³⁰But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

Footnotes

g 18:28 A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2|MAT 20:2.

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Matthew 18:28

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
that	ἐκεῖνος	ekeinos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
servant	δοῦλος	doulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1401 a male slave
went out	Ἐξελθὼν	Exelthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
he found	εὗρεν	heuren	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2147 I find
one	ἕνα	hena	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
of his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fellow servants	συνδούλων	syndoulōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4889 a fellow servant, colleague
who	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
owed	ὤφειλεν	ōpheilen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3784 I owe, ought
him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
a hundred	ἑκατὸν	hekaton	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1540 one hundred
denarii	δηνάρια	dēnaria	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1220 a denarius
He grabbed	κρατήσας	kratēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2902 I lay hold of, obtain
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and began to choke	ἔπνιγεν	epnigen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4155 I choke, strangle
saying	λέγων	legōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Pay	Ἀπόδος	Apodos	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G591 I give back, return, sell
back	εἴ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
what	τι	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5100 any one, some one
you owe	ὀφείλεις	opheileis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3784 I owe, ought

Matthew 18:29

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fellow servant	σύνδουλος	syndoulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4889 a fellow servant, colleague
fell down	Πεσὼν	Pesōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4098 I fall, fall under
begged	παρεκάλει	parekalei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Have patience	Μακροθύμησον	Makrothymēson	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3114 I suffer long, have patience, am forbearing
with	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
me	ἐμοί	emoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I will pay	ἀποδώσω	apodōsō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G591 I give back, return, sell
you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you

Matthew 18:30

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
he refused	ἤθελεν	ēthelen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
Instead	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
he went	ἀπελθὼν	apelthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G565 I come or go away from, depart, return
had	ἔβαλεν	ebalen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
prison	φυλακὴν	phylakēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
until	ἕως	heōs	Conjunction	G2193 until, as far as
he could pay	ἀποδῷ	apodō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G591 I give back, return, sell
debt	ὀφειλόμενον	opheilomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3784 I owe, ought

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Matthew 18:28 Matthew 20:2 · Ezekiel 45:9 · Deuteronomy 15:2 · Isaiah 58:3

Matthew 18:29 Matthew 18:26 · Matthew 6:12

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