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Andκαὶhe calledφωνήσαςhimαὐτὸνandsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘WhatΤίis thisτοῦτοI hearἀκούωaboutπερὶyou?σοῦGiveἀπόδοςthe accountτὸν λόγονof your management,τῆς οἰκονομίας σουforγὰρyou canδύνῃno longerοὐ ἔτιbe manager.’οἰκονομεῖν
Luke 16:2
Study it in the app“And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 16:2, word by word
- he calledφωνήσαςphōnēsas
call
To call someone, or shout.
Where else “phōnēsas” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- I hearἀκούωakouō
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akouō” appears- Giveἀπόδοςapodos
repay
To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.
Where else “apodos” appears- the accountλόγονlogon
account
Explaining what one did; a why, or a topic.
Where else “logon” appears- of your managementοἰκονομίαςoikonomias
management
The job of looking after someone's house or goods.
Where else “oikonomias” appears- you canδύνῃdynēi
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynēi” appears- be manager.’οἰκονομεῖνoikonomein
be manager
Be manager of a household or estate.
Where else “oikonomein” appears
The context
1And he was also saying to the disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this man was accused to him of squandering his possessions.
2 · This verse (above)
3And the manager said within himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking away the management from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
To study Luke 16 in a group
1. What it says
In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, how did each of them live, and how does Abraham answer the rich man when he asks for help? (vv. 19-31)
2. What it means
Jesus says no one can serve two masters, God and wealth (v. 13). What does he show through the story of the manager? (vv. 1-12)
3. How I live it
The rich man did not notice the poor man at his gate (vv. 19-21). Who is near you that you may not be truly seeing?