King James Version

Matthew 18:33

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

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οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)particle — “not”G3756no, not.notἔδειedeibindδέω (déō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing action in the pastG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoσὲseon theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “on thee”, the object formG4771you.on theeἐλεῆσαιeleēsaito have mercyἐλεάω (eleaō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have mercy”, a single actionG1653I pity, have mercy on.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σύνδουλόνsundoulonfellow slaveσύνδουλος (sundoulos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fellow slave”, the object formG4889a fellow slave, fellow servant; of Christians: a fellow worker, colleague.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.κἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).σὲseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἠλέησαēleēsato have mercyἐλεάω (eleaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to have mercy”, a single actionG1653I pity, have mercy on.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?

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American Standard Version (1901)

shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?

Young’s Literal Translation

did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?

World English Bible

Shouldn’ t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant , even as I had mercy on you ?’

Darby Translation

shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as I also had compassion on thee?

Douay-Rheims

Shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow servant, even as I had compassion on thee?

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