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Luke 16:3

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

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εἶπενeipento 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).saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐνenwithinἐνpreposition — “within”G1722in, on, among.withinἑαυτῷheautōhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκονόμοςoikonomosmanagerοἰκονόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “manager”, the subject formG3623a household manager, a steward, guardian.ΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatποιήσωpoiēsōshall I doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “shall I do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.shall I doὅτιhoti? forὅτιconjunction — “? for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.? forὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριόςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.lordμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἀφαιρεῖταιaphaireitaitaketh awayἀφαιρέω (aphaireō)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “taketh away”, an ongoing or repeated actionG851I take away, smite off.taketh awayτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκονομίανoikonomianstewardshipοἰκονομία (oikonomia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “stewardship”, the object formG3622management of household affairs, stewardship, administration.the stewardshipἀπ’apaway fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.ἐμοῦemouIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.σκάπτεινskapteinto digσκάπτω (skaptō)verb, present active infinitive — “to dig”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4626I dig, excavate.digοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἰσχύωischuōbe strongἰσχύωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “be strong”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2480I have strength, am strong, am in full health and vigor, am able; meton: I prevail.ἐπαιτεῖνepaiteinto begἐπαιτέω (epaiteō)verb, present active infinitive — “to beg”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1871I beg, am a beggar, ask alms.This verse uses “beg”.to begαἰσχύνομαιaischunomaiI am ashamedαἰσχύνομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I am ashamed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG153I am ashamed, am put to shame.This verse uses “am ashamed”.I am ashamed

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: —

World English Bible

“ The manager said within himself , ‘ What will I do , seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me ? I don’ t have strength to dig . I am ashamed to beg .

Darby Translation

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do; for my lord is taking the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

Douay-Rheims

And the steward said within himself: What shall I do, because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? To dig I am not able; to beg I am ashamed.

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