His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
ἔφηephēsaidφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.lordαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Εὖeuwellεὖadverb — “well”G2095well, well done, good, rightly; also used as an exclamation.This verse uses “well”.δοῦλεdouleslaveδοῦλος (doulos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “slave”, the calling formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.ἀγαθὲagathegood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “good-doer”, 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.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πιστέpistefaithfulπιστός (pistos)adjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “faithful”, the calling formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ὀλίγαoligalittleὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “little”, the object formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.ἦςēsto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.πιστόςpistosfaithfulπιστόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “faithful”, the subject formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.πολλῶνpollōnmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “much”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.σεseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.καταστήσωkatastēsōto appointκαθίστημι (kathistēmi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to appoint”, an action still aheadG2525I set down, bring down to a place; I set in order, appoint, make, constitute.This verse uses “appoint”.εἴσελθεeiseltheto enterεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to enter”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “enter”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χαρὰνcharanjoyχαρά (chara)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the object formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkurioulordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.
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American Standard Version (1901)
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Young’s Literal Translation
'His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.
World English Bible
“ His lord said to him , ‘ Well done , good and faithful servant . You have been faithful over a few things . I will set you over many things . Enter into the joy of your lord .’
Darby Translation
His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Douay-Rheims
His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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