Bible Verse Dictionary
Luke 16:8 - Generation
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
