Luke 16:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then he asked another, 'And how much do you owe?' The man replied, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' The manager told him, 'Take your bill and write eighty.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν, Σὺ δὲ πόσον ὀφείλεις; Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου. Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Δέξαι σου τὸ γράμμα, καὶ γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα.

Transliteration

Epeita heterō eipen, You de poson opheileis? And he eipen, Hekaton korous sitou. And legei to him, Dexai of you the gramma, and grapson ogdoēkonta.

Grammar Details

• *Epeita*: adverb - then/next/afterward
• *heterō*: dative singular masculine - to another
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *poson*: interrogative accusative singular - how much
• *opheileis*: present active indicative, 2nd singular - you owe
• *Hekaton*: numeral accusative - hundred
• *korous*: accusative plural masculine - cors (measure)
• *sitou*: genitive singular masculine - of wheat
• *legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - says/tells
• *Dexai*: aorist middle imperative, 2nd singular - receive/take
• *gramma*: accusative singular neuter - document/bill/note
• *grapson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - write
• *ogdoēkonta*: numeral - eighty

Word Meanings

• *Epeita*: then/next/afterward
• *heterō*: to another/to a different one
• *korous*: cors (a Hebrew dry measure, about 10-12 bushels each)
• *sitou*: wheat/grain
• *Dexai*: take/receive/accept
• *gramma*: document/bill/promissory note/written agreement

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then he said to another, And how much do you owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take your bill, and write eighty.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then sayd he to another: what owest thou? And he sayde: an hondred quarters of wheate. He sayd to him: Take thy bill and write foure scoore.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde he vnto another: How moch owest thou? He sayde: an hundreth quarters of wheate. And he sayde vnto him: Take thy byll, and wryte foure score.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said he to another, How much owest thou? And hee sayde, An hundreth measures of wheate. Then he saide to him, Take thy writing, and write foure score.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde he to another: Howe much owest thou? And he sayde, an hundreth measures of wheate. He sayde vnto hym: Take thy byll, and write fourescore.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then said he to another, 'How much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred cors{ 100 cors = about 3,910 litres or 600 bushels. } of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then he said to another, 'How much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred cors of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then he said to another,‘And how much do you owe?’ The second man replied,‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ The manager said to him,‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

Referenced Verses

• Song 8:11-12 : 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers; each one was to bring a thousand pieces of silver for its fruit. 12 My vineyard, which belongs to me, is before me. The thousand pieces of silver are for you, Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
• Luke 20:9 : 9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: 'A man planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went away for a long time.
• Luke 20:12 : 12 Then he sent a third one, but they wounded him also and threw him out.