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Luke 16:6

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the then” (ὁ δὲ) before he said here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the bills” (τὰ γράμματα) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the bill and” (τὸ γράμμα καὶ) before having sat here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.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).he saidἙκατὸνhekatonAn hundredἑκατόνadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “An hundred”, the object formG1540one hundred.An hundredβάτουςbatousmeasuresβάτος (batos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “measures”, the object formG943a "bath," a liquid measure among the Jews, containing 72 sextarii, that is, between eight and nine gallons.measuresἐλαίουelaiouof oilἔλαιον (elaion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of oil”, the of-formG1637olive oil, oil.of oilὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.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).he saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΔέξαιdexaiTakeδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “Take”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.This verse uses “take”.Takeσουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γράμματαgrammatabillγράμμα (gramma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “bill”, the object formG1121a letter of the alphabet; collectively: written (revelation); (a) a written document, a letter, an epistle, (b) writings, literature, learning.billκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκαθίσαςkathisassit downκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “sit down”, a single actionG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.sit downταχέωςtacheōsquicklyταχέωςadverb — “quickly”G5030soon, quickly, hastily.This verse uses “quickly”.quicklyγράψονgrapsonand writeγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “and write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).and writeπεντήκονταpentēkontafiftyπεντήκονταadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “fifty”, the object formG4004fifty.fifty

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γράμμαgrammabillγράμμαnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “bill”, the object formG1121a letter of the alphabet; collectively: written (revelation); (a) a written document, a letter, an epistle, (b) writings, literature, learning.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.

World English Bible

He said , ‘ A hundred batos of oil .’ He said to him , ‘ Take your bill , and sit down quickly and write fifty .’

Darby Translation

And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

Douay-Rheims

But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

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