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Andδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν‘A hundredἙκατὸνbathsβάτουςof olive oil.’ἐλαίουAndδὲheὁsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘TakeΔέξαιyour bill,σου τὰ γράμματαandκαὶsit downκαθίσαςquicklyταχέωςandwriteγράψονfifty.’πεντήκοντα
Luke 16:6
Study it in the app“And he said, ‘A hundred baths of olive oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 16:6, word by word
- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- ‘A hundredἙκατὸνHekaton
hundred
One hundred.
Where else “Hekaton” appears- bathsβάτουςbatous
bath
Bath: a liquid measure, the Hebrew bath; by different estimates, 22 to 37 liters.
Where else “batous” appears- of olive oil.’ἐλαίουelaiou
olive oil
Olive oil.
Where else “elaiou” appears- ‘TakeΔέξαιDexai
take
To accept what someone gives you.
Where else “Dexai” appears- your billγράμματαgrammata
writing
Something written: a letter, a document, a book.
Where else “grammata” appears- sit downκαθίσαςkathisas
sit down
To take a seat, often to teach, judge or reign.
Where else “kathisas” appears- quicklyταχέωςtacheōs
quickly
Quickly, soon.
Where else “tacheōs” appears- writeγράψονgrapson
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “grapson” appears- fifty.’πεντήκονταpentēkonta
fifty
Fifty.
Where else “pentēkonta” appears
The context
5And summoning each one of his master’s debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
6 · This verse (above)
7Then he said to another, ‘And you, how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He says to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
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?