Matthew 18:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀρξαμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν, προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ, εἷς ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων.

Transliteration

Arxamenou but he synairein, prosēnechthē to him, one opheiletēs of myriōn talantōn.

Grammar Details

• *Arxamenou*: participle, aorist, middle, genitive, masculine, singular - having begun
• *synairein*: verb, present, active, infinitive - to settle
• *prosēnechthē*: verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - was brought
• *opheiletēs*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - debtor
• *myriōn*: adjective, genitive, neuter, plural - ten thousand
• *talantōn*: noun, genitive, neuter, plural - talents

Word Meanings

• *Arxamenou*: having begun/started/commenced
• *synairein*: to settle/to reckon/to compare
• *prosēnechthē*: was brought/was presented/was offered
• *opheiletēs*: debtor/one who owes
• *myriōn*: ten thousand/countless/immense number
• *talantōn*: talents (large monetary unit)

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when he had begone to recken one was broughte vnto him whiche ought him ten thousande talentis:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he beganne to reke, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thousande poude.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thousand talents.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he had begunne to recken, one was brought vnto hym, which ought hym ten thousande talentes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.{Ten thousand talents represents an extremely large sum of money, equivalent to about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius was typical of one day's wages for agricultural labor.}

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 29:7 : 7 They gave for the work of the house of God: five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
• Ezra 9:6 : 6 I said, 'My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.'
• Ps 38:4 : 4 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
• Ps 40:12 : 12 LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; may Your love and truth always protect me.
• Ps 130:3-4 : 3 If You, LORD, keep a record of iniquities, Lord, who could stand? 4 But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
• Luke 7:41-42 : 41 'A certain creditor had two debtors. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When neither of them could pay, he forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?'
• Luke 13:4 : 4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
• Luke 16:5 : 5 So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'
• Luke 16:7 : 7 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.'