ΔιὰdiaThereforeδιάpreposition — “Therefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.Thereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēlikenedὁμοιόω (homoioō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “likened”, a single actionG3666I make like, liken; I compare.likenedἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōunto a certainἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto a certain”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.unto a certainβασιλεῖbasileikingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “king”, the to- or for-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.kingὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἠθέλησενēthelēsenwouldθέλω (thelō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “would”, a single actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.wouldσυνᾶραιsunaraito takeσυναίρω (sunairō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to take”, a single actionG4868I compare (settle) accounts, make a reckoning.takeλόγονlogonaccountλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “account”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.accountμετὰmetaofμετάpreposition — “of”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δούλωνdoulōnservantsδοῦλος (doulos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “servants”, the of-formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantsαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,
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American Standard Version (1901)
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.
Young’s Literal Translation
'Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,
World English Bible
Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants .
Darby Translation
For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.
Douay-Rheims
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants.
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