Greek Interlinear
Luke 19:17 Interlinear
“And he said unto him Well thou good servant because in a very little faithful thou hast been thou authority have over ten cities”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | G2532 | And | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 2 | εἶπεν | G2036 | he said | to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| 3 | αὐτῷ | G846 | unto him | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 4 | Εὖ, | G2095 | Well | (adverbially) well |
| 5 | ἀγαθὲ | G18 | thou good | "good" (in any sense, often as noun) |
| 6 | δοῦλε | G1401 | servant | a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency) |
| 7 | ὅτι | G3754 | because | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 8 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 9 | ἐλαχίστῳ | G1646 | a very little | used as equivalent to g3398; least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.) |
| 10 | πιστὸς | G4103 | faithful | objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful |
| 11 | ἐγένου | G1096 | thou hast been | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 12 | ἴσθι | G2468 | thou authority | be thou |
| 13 | ἐξουσίαν | G1849 | privilege, i.e., (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token o | |
| 14 | ἔχων | G2192 | have | to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio |
| 15 | ἐπάνω | G1883 | over | up above, i.e., over or on (of place, amount, rank, etc.) |
| 16 | δέκα | G1176 | ten | ten |
| 17 | πόλεων | G4172 | cities | a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size) |
Verse Context
Luke 19:16came Then the first saying Lord...
Luke 19:17 (current)And he said unto him Well thou good servant because in a very little faithful thou hast been thou authority have over ten cities
Luke 19:18And came the second saying Lord...