And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (ὁ) before master here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioshis lordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “his lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.his lordΤίςtiswhich?τίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἄραarathereforeἄραconjunction — “therefore”G686then, therefore, since.This verse uses “therefore”.ἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πιστὸςpistosfaithfulπιστόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “faithful”, the subject formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.οἰκονόμοςoikonomosmanagerοἰκονόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “manager”, the subject formG3623a household manager, a steward, guardian.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φρόνιμοςphronimosthoughtfulφρόνιμοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “thoughtful”, the subject formG5429intelligent, prudent, sensible, wise.ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.καταστήσειkatastēseishall make rulerκαθίστημι (kathistēmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall make ruler”, an action still aheadG2525I set down, bring down to a place; I set in order, appoint, make, constitute.shall make rulerὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ἐπὶepioverἐπίpreposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.overτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεραπείαςtherapeiashouseholdθεραπεία (therapeia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “household”, the of-formG2322care, attention, especially medical attention (treatment); hence almost: healing; meton: those who render service.householdαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διδόναιdidonaito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, present active infinitive — “to give”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.to giveἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inκαιρῷkairōdue seasonκαιρός (kairos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “due season”, the to- or for-formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.due seasonτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σιτομέτριονsitometriongrain rationσιτομέτριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “grain ration”, the object formG4620a measured portion of grain or food.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And the Lord said, 'Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?
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American Standard Version (1901)
And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
Young’s Literal Translation
And the Lord said, 'Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?
World English Bible
The Lord said, “ Who then is the faithful and wise steward , whom his lord will set over his household , to give them their portion of food at the right times ?
Darby Translation
And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?
Douay-Rheims
And the Lord said: Who (thinkest thou) is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season?
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