King James Version

Luke 19:17

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “well done” (εὖγε) before good here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “well done” (Εὖ) before good 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).he saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΕὖγεeugeWellεὖγεparticle — “Well”G7530well doneWellἀγαθὲagathethou goodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “thou good”, the calling formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.thou goodδοῦλεdouleservantδοῦλος (doulos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “servant”, the calling formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐλαχίστῳelachistōa very littleἐλάχιστος (elachistos)adjective, superlative, dative, singular, neuter — “a very little”, the to- or for-formG1646least, smallest, but perhaps oftener in the weaker sense: very little, very small.This verse uses “very little”.a very littleπιστὸςpistosfaithfulπιστόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “faithful”, the subject formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.ἐγένουegenouto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἴσθιisthithou authorityεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “thou authority”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.thou authorityἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.ἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἐπάνωepanōoverἐπάνωpreposition — “over”G1883(a) adv: on the top, above, (b) prep: on the top of, above, over, on, above, more than, superior to.overδέκαdekatenδέκαadjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “ten”, the of-formG1176ten.tenπόλεωνpoleōncitiesπόλις (polis)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “cities”, the of-formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.cities

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΕὖeuWellεὖparticle — “Well”G2095well, well done, good, rightly; also used as an exclamation.This verse uses “well”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.

World English Bible

“ He said to him , ‘ Well done , you good servant ! Because you were found faithful with very little , you shall have authority over ten cities .’

Darby Translation

And he said to him, Well [done], thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to him: Well done, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities.

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