Bible Verse Dictionary
Luke 16:8 - Their
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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And | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
lord | G2962 | κύριος |
[Noun Masculine] supreme in authority that is (as noun) controller; by implication Mr . (as a respectful title) |
commended | G1867 | ἐπαινέω |
[Verb] to applaud |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
unjust | G93 | ἀδικία |
[Noun Feminine] (legal) injustice (properly the quality by implication the act); moral wrongfulness (of charater life or act) |
steward | G3623 | οἰκονόμος |
[Noun Masculine] a house distributor (that is manager) or overseer that is an employee in that capacity; by extension a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively a preacher (of the Gospel) |
because | G3754 | ὅτι |
[Conjunction] demonstrative that (sometimes redundant); causatively because |
he had done | G4160 | ποιέω |
[Verb] to make or do (in a very wide application more or less direct) |
wisely | G5430 | φρονίμως |
[Adverb] prudently |
for | G3754 | ὅτι |
[Conjunction] demonstrative that (sometimes redundant); causatively because |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
children | G5207 | υἱός |
[Noun Masculine] a |
of this | G5127 | τούτου |
of (from or concerning) this (person or thing) |
world | G165 | αἰών |
[Noun Masculine] properly an age; by extension perpetuity (also past); by implication the world; specifically (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future) |
are | G1526 | εἰσί |
[Verb] they are |
in | G1519 | εἰς |
[Preposition] to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) of place time or (figuratively) purpose (result etc.); also in adverbial phrases. |
their | G1438 | ἑαυτοῦ |
from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive (dative or accusative) of G846; him (her it: them also [in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons] my thy: our your) -self (-selves) etc. |
generation | G1074 | γενεά |
[Noun Feminine] a generation; by implication an age (the period or the persons) |
wiser | G5429 | φρόνιμος |
[Adjective] thoughtful that is sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while G4680 denotes practical skill or acumen; and G4908 indicates rather intelligence or mental acquirement); in a bad sense conceited (also in the comparative) |
than | G5228 | ὑπέρ |
[Preposition]
|
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
children | G5207 | υἱός |
[Noun Masculine] a |
of light | G5457 | φῶς |
[Noun Neuter] compare G5316 and G5346); luminousness (in the widest application natural or artificial abstract or concrete literal or figurative) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.