King James Version

Luke 16:7

Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

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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 do write here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἔπειταepeitaThenἔπειταadverb — “Then”G1899then, thereafter, afterwards.This verse uses “then”.Thenἑτέρῳheterōto anotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to another”, the to- or for-formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.This verse uses “another”.to anotherεἶπενeipento 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 saidΣὺsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πόσονposonhow muchπόσος (posos)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “how much”, the object formG4214how much, how great, how many.This verse uses “how much”.ὀφείλειςopheileisto oweὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to owe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3784I owe, ought.This verse uses “owe”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.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).ἙκατὸνhekatonAn hundredἑκατόνadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “An hundred”, the object formG1540one hundred.An hundredκόρουςkorousmeasuresκόρος (koros)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “measures”, the object formG2884(Hebrew) a (dry) measure, equivalent to 120 gallons.measuresσίτουsitouof wheatσῖτος (sitos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of wheat”, the of-formG4621wheat, grain.This verse uses “wheat”.of wheatλέγειlegeihe saidλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing or repeated 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.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”.andγράψονgrapsonwriteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).writeὀγδοήκονταogdoēkontafourscoreὀγδοήκονταadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “fourscore”, the object formG3589eighty.fourscore

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)

'Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.

World English Bible

Then he said to another , ‘ How much do you owe ?’ He said , ‘ A hundred cors of wheat .’ He said to him , ‘ Take your bill , and write eighty .’

Darby Translation

Then he said to another, And thou, how much dost thou owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him, Take thy writing and write eighty.

Douay-Rheims

Then he said to another: And how much dost thou owe? Who said: An hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy bill, and write eighty.

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