What Does Luke 19:17 Mean?

“And”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“he said”

to speak or say (by word or writing)

“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

“Well”

(adverbially) well

“thou good”

"good" (in any sense, often as noun)

“servant”

a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)

“because”

demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because

“in”

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc

“a very little”

used as equivalent to g3398; least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.)

“faithful”

objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful

“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.)

“thou authority”

be thou

privilege, i.e., (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token o

“have”

to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio

“over”

up above, i.e., over or on (of place, amount, rank, etc.)

“ten”

ten

“cities”

a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)