Luke 16:3

εἶπεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὁ οἰκονόμος Τί ποιήσω ὅτι ὁ κύριός μου ἀφαιρεῖται τὴν οἰκονομίαν ἀπ' ἐμοῦ σκάπτειν οὐκ ἰσχύω ἐπαιτεῖν αἰσχύνομαι
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
εἶπεν
G2036 V-2AAI-3S
epō
to speak or say (by word or writing)
  • to speak, say
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
ἑαυτῷ
G1438 F-3DSM
heautou
(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc
  • himself, herself, itself, themselves
ὁ
G3588 T-NSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
οἰκονόμος
G3623 N-NSM
oikonomos
a house-distributor (i.e., manager), or overseer, i.e., an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preacher (of the Gospel)
  • the manager of household or of household affairs
    • especially a steward, manager, superintendent (whether free-born or as was usually the case, a freed-man or a slave) to whom the head of the house or proprietor has entrusted the management of his affairs, the care of receipts and expenditures, and the duty of dealing out the proper portion to every servant and even to the children not yet of age
      • "the manager of a farm or landed estate, an overseer"the superintendent of the city's finances, the treasurer of a city (or of treasurers or quaestors of kings)
    metaphorically the apostles and other Christian teachers and bishops and overseers
Τί
G5101
tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
  • who, which, what
ποιήσω
G4160 V-AAS-1S
poieō
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
  • to make
    • with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc.
      • "to be the authors of, the cause"to make ready, to prepare"to produce, bear, shoot forth"to acquire, to provide a thing for one's self"to make a thing out of something"to (make i.e.,) render one anything
      • to (make i.e.,) constitute or appoint one anything, to appoint or ordain one that
        • "to (make i.e.,) declare one anything
      to put one forth, to lead him out"to make one do something
      • cause one to
      to be the authors of a thing (to cause, bring about)
    to do
    • to act rightly, do well
      • to carry out, to execute
      to do a thing unto one
      • to do to one
      with designation of time: to pass, spend"to celebrate, keep
      • to make ready, and so at the same time to institute, the celebration of the passover
      to perform: to a promise
ὅτι
G3754 CONJ
hoti
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
  • that, because, since
ὁ
G3588 T-NSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
κύριός
G2962 N-NSM
kyrios
supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
  • he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
    • the possessor and disposer of a thing
      • the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
        • "in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
      is a title of honor expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants salute their master"this title is given to: God, the Messiah
μου
G3450
mou
of me
  • I, me, my, of me
ἀφαιρεῖται
G851 V-PMI-3S
aphaireō
to remove (literally or figuratively)
  • to take from, take away, remove, carry off
    • "to cut off
τὴν
G3588 T-ASF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
οἰκονομίαν
G3622 N-ASF
oikonomia
administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) ___%___economy___%___
  • the management of a household or of household affairs
    • specifically, the management, oversight, administration, of other's property
      • "the office of a manager or overseer, stewardship"administration, dispensation
ἀπ'
G575
apo
___%___off,___%___ i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
  • of separation
    • of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e., of departing, of fleeing
      • "of separation of a part from the whole
      • where of a whole some part is taken
      of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed"of a state of separation, that is of distance
      • physical, of distance of place
        • "temporal, of distance of time
    of origin
    • of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken
      • "of origin of a cause
ἐμοῦ
G1700
emou
of me
  • me, my, mine, etc.
σκάπτειν
G4626 V-PAN
skaptō
to dig
  • to dig
οὐκ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
ἰσχύω
G2480 V-PAI-1S
ischyō
to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively)
  • to be strong
    • to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health
    to have power
    • to have power as shown by extraordinary deeds
      • to exert, wield power, to have strength to overcome
      to be a force, avail"to be serviceable"to be able, can
ἐπαιτεῖν
G1871 V-PAN
epaiteō
to ask for
  • to ask besides, ask for more
    • "to ask again and again, importunately"to beg, to ask alms
αἰσχύνομαι
G153 V-PMI-1S
aischynomai
to feel shame (for oneself)
  • to disfigure
    • "to dishonor"to suffuse with shame, make ashamed, be ashamed

εἶπεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὁ οἰκονόμος Τί ποιήσω ὅτι ὁ κύριός μου ἀφαιρεῖται τὴν οἰκονομίαν ἀπ' ἐμοῦ σκάπτειν οὐκ ἰσχύω ἐπαιτεῖν αἰσχύνομαι
3
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
Cross References

Esther 6:6

וַיָּבוֹא הָמָן וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ מַה-לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הַמֶּלֶךְ חָפֵץ בִּֽיקָרוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר הָמָן בְּלִבּוֹ לְמִי יַחְפֹּץ הַמֶּלֶךְ לַֽעֲשׂוֹת יְקָר יוֹתֵר מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
6
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

Isaiah 10:3

וּמַֽה-תַּעֲשׂוּ לְיוֹם פְּקֻדָּה וּלְשׁוֹאָה מִמֶּרְחָק תָּבוֹא עַל-מִי תָּנוּסוּ לְעֶזְרָה וְאָנָה תַעַזְבוּ כְּבוֹדְכֶֽם׃
3
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

Hosea 9:5

מַֽה-תַּעֲשׂוּ לְיוֹם מוֹעֵד וּלְיוֹם חַג-יְהוָֽה׃
5
What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?

Luke 16:22

ἐγένετο δὲ ἀποθανεῖν τὸν πτωχὸν καὶ ἀπενεχθῆναι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ Ἀβραάμ· ἀπέθανεν δὲ καὶ ὁ πλούσιος καὶ ἐτάφη
22
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

Luke 18:4

καὶ οὐκ ἤθελησεν ἐπὶ χρόνον μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα εἶπεν ἐν ἑαυτῷ Εἰ καὶ τὸν θεὸν οὐ φοβοῦμαι καὶ ἄνθρωπον οὐκ ἐντρέπομαι
4
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

Proverbs 21:25

תַּאֲוַת עָצֵל תְּמִיתֶנּוּ כִּֽי-מֵאֲנוּ יָדָיו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃
25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Proverbs 18:9

גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃
9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Proverbs 26:13

אָמַר עָצֵל שַׁחַל בַּדָּרֶךְ אֲרִי בֵּין הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃
13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Proverbs 13:4

מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃
4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Jeremiah 5:31

הַנְּבִאִים נִבְּאוּ בַשֶּׁקֶר וְהַכֹּהֲנִים יִרְדּוּ עַל-יְדֵיהֶם וְעַמִּי אָהֲבוּ כֵן וּמַֽה-תַּעֲשׂוּ לְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃
31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Proverbs 24:30

עַל-שְׂדֵה אִישׁ-עָצֵל עָבַרְתִּי וְעַל-כֶּרֶם אָדָם חֲסַר-לֵֽב׃
30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Mark 10:46

Καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς Ἰεριχώ καὶ ἐκπορευομένου αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ Ἰεριχὼ καὶ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ὄχλου ἱκανοῦ υἱὸς Τιμαίου Βαρτιμαῖος ὁ τυφλὸς ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν προσαιτῶν
46
And they came to Jericho: and as he out went of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

Proverbs 29:21

מְפַנֵּק מִנֹּעַר עַבְדּוֹ וְאַחֲרִיתוֹ יִהְיֶה מָנֽוֹן׃
21
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

John 9:8

Οἱ οὖν γείτονες καὶ οἱ θεωροῦντες αὐτὸν τὸ πρότερον ὅτι τυφλὸς ἦν ἔλεγον Οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ καθήμενος καὶ προσαιτῶν
8
The neighbours therefore, and they which had before seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

Acts 3:2

καί τις ἀνὴρ χωλὸς ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ὑπάρχων ἐβαστάζετο ὃν ἐτίθουν καθ' ἡμέραν πρὸς τὴν θύραν τοῦ ἱεροῦ τὴν λεγομένην Ὡραίαν τοῦ αἰτεῖν ἐλεημοσύνην παρὰ τῶν εἰσπορευομένων εἰς τὸ ἱερόν·
2
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

Proverbs 20:4

מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא-יַחֲרֹשׁ ‫(ישאל)‬ וְשָׁאַל בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן׃
4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Luke 16:20

πτωχὸς δέ τις ἦν ὀνόματι Λάζαρος ὃς ἐβέβλητο πρὸς τὸν πυλῶνα αὐτοῦ ἡλκωμένος
20
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

2 Thessalonians 3:11

ἀκούομεν γάρ τινας περιπατοῦντας ἐν ὑμῖν ἀτάκτως μηδὲν ἐργαζομένους ἀλλὰ περιεργαζομένους·
11
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

Luke 12:17

καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων Τί ποιήσω ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου
17
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

Proverbs 19:15

עַצְלָה תַּפִּיל תַּרְדֵּמָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְמִיָּה תִרְעָֽב׃
15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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