Matthew 18:24

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{ "verseID": "Matthew.18.24", "source": "Ἀρξαμένου δὲ αὐτοῦ συναίρειν, προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ, εἷς ὀφειλέτης μυρίων ταλάντων.", "text": "*Arxamenou* but he *synairein*, *prosēnechthē* to him, one *opheiletēs* of *myriōn* *talantōn*.", "grammar": { "*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" }, "variants": { "*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)" } }

📖 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

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• 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{G1161} when{G756} he{G846} had begun{G756} to reckon,{G4868} one{G1520} was brought{G4374} unto him,{G846} that owed him{G3781} ten thousand{G3463} talents.{G5007}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} when he{G846} had begun{G756}{(G5671)} to reckon{G4868}{(G5721)}, one{G1520} was brought{G4374}{(G5681)} unto him{G846}, which owed{G3781} him{G846} ten thousand{G3463} talents{G5007}.

• 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 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.29.7", "source": "‫וַֽיִּתְּנ֞וּ לַעֲבוֹדַ֣ת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים זָהָ֞ב כִּכָּרִ֣ים חֲמֵֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִים֮ וַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֣ים רִבּוֹ֒ וְכֶ֗סֶף כִּכָּרִים֙ עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֔ים וּנְחֹ֕שֶׁת רִבּ֛וֹ וּשְׁמוֹנַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים כִּכָּרִ֑ים וּבַרְזֶ֖ל מֵֽאָה־אֶ֥לֶף כִּכָּרִֽים׃‬", "text": "And-*wayyittənû* for-*ʿăbôdat* *bêt*-the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *zāhāb* *kikkārîm* five-*ʾălāpîm* and-*ʾădarḵōnîm* *ribbô*, and-*kesep* *kikkārîm* ten *ʾălāpîm*, and-*nəḥōšet* *ribbô* and-eight *ʾălāpîm* *kikkārîm*, and-*barzel* one-hundred-*ʾelep* *kikkārîm*.", "grammar": { "*wayyittənû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they gave", "*ʿăbôdat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - service of", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold", "*kikkārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - talents", "*ʾălāpîm*": "noun, masculine plural - thousands", "*ʾădarḵōnîm*": "noun, masculine plural - darics (Persian gold coins)", "*ribbô*": "noun, masculine singular - ten thousand/myriad", "*kesep*": "noun, masculine singular - silver", "*nəḥōšet*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper", "*barzel*": "noun, masculine singular - iron", "*ʾelep*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand" }, "variants": { "*ʿăbôdat*": "service/work/labor", "*kikkārîm*": "talents/round weights (approx. 75 lbs each)", "*ʾădarḵōnîm*": "darics/Persian gold coins/drachmas", "*ribbô*": "ten thousand/myriad/large number" } }
• Ezra 9:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Ezra.9.6", "source": "וָאֹמְרָ֗ה אֱלֹהַי֙ בֹּ֣שְׁתִּי וְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּי לְהָרִ֧ים אֱלֹהַ֛י פָּנַ֖י אֵלֶ֑יךָ כִּ֣י עֲוֺנֹתֵ֤ינוּ רָבוּ֙ לְמַ֣עְלָה רֹּ֔אשׁ וְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּ גָדְלָ֖ה עַ֥ד לַשָּׁמָֽיִם", "text": "And-*ʾāmar*-I, \"*ʾĕlōhay*, *bôš*-I and-*kālam*-I to-*rûm* *ʾĕlōhay* *pānay* unto-you, for *ʿăwōnôt*-our *rābâ* to-above *rōʾš*, and-*ʾašmâ*-our *gādal* unto the-*šāmayim*\"", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "Qal imperfect 1st singular with conversive waw - 'and I said'", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "masculine singular with 1st person suffix - 'my God'", "*bôš*": "Qal perfect 1st singular - 'I am ashamed'", "*kālam*": "Niphal perfect 1st singular - 'I am embarrassed/humiliated'", "*rûm*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - 'to lift up'", "*pānay*": "masculine plural with 1st person suffix - 'my face'", "*ʿăwōnôt*": "masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - 'our iniquities'", "*rābâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd plural - 'have increased/multiplied'", "*rōʾš*": "masculine singular - 'head'", "*ʾašmâ*": "feminine singular with 1st person plural suffix - 'our guilt'", "*gādal*": "Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - 'has grown/increased'", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural - 'heavens'" }, "variants": { "*bôš*": "ashamed/embarrassed/disgraced", "*kālam*": "humiliated/ashamed/dishonored", "*rûm*": "lift up/raise/elevate", "*ʿăwōnôt*": "iniquities/sins/guilt", "*rābâ*": "increased/multiplied/grown numerous", "*ʾašmâ*": "guilt/offense/sin", "*gādal*": "grown/increased/become great" } }
• Ps 38:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.38.4", "source": "אֵין־מְתֹ֣ם בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵ֣י זַעְמֶ֑ךָ אֵין־שָׁל֥וֹם בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י מִפְּנֵ֥י חַטָּאתִֽי׃", "text": "No *mᵊtōm* in *bᵊśārî* from face of *za'meḵā*; no *šālôm* in *'ătsāmay* from face of *ḥaṭṭā'tî*", "grammar": { "*mᵊtōm*": "noun - soundness/wholeness/health", "*bᵊśārî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in my flesh", "*za'meḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your indignation", "*šālôm*": "noun - peace/wholeness/welfare", "*'ătsāmay*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefix bᵊ- - in my bones", "*ḥaṭṭā'tî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my sin" }, "variants": { "*mᵊtōm*": "soundness/wholeness/health/integrity", "*bᵊśār*": "flesh/body/skin", "*za'em*": "indignation/anger/wrath", "*šālôm*": "peace/health/wholeness/welfare", "*'ătsām*": "bones/substance/body", "*ḥaṭṭā't*": "sin/offense/transgression" } }
• Ps 40:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.40.12", "source": "אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה לֹא־תִכְלָ֣א רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ תָּמִ֥יד יִצְּרֽוּנִי", "text": "You, *YHWH*, *lōʾ-tiḵlāʾ* your *raḥămeykā* from me; your *ḥasdəḵā waʾămittəḵā tāmîd yiṣṣərûnî*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*lōʾ-tiḵlāʾ*": "negation + Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will not withhold'", "*raḥămeykā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your compassion/mercy'", "*ḥasdəḵā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your lovingkindness'", "*waʾămittəḵā*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'and your truth'", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - 'continually/always'", "*yiṣṣərûnî*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular object suffix - 'they will preserve/keep me'" }, "variants": { "*tiḵlāʾ*": "you will withhold/you will restrain/you will hold back", "*raḥămeykā*": "your compassion/your mercy/your tender mercies", "*ḥasdəḵā*": "your lovingkindness/your steadfast love/your mercy/your covenant loyalty", "*ʾămittəḵā*": "your truth/your faithfulness/your reliability", "*yiṣṣərûnî*": "they will preserve me/they will keep me/they will guard me/they will protect me" } }
• Ps 130:3-4 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.130.3", "source": "אִם־עֲוֺנ֥וֹת תִּשְׁמָר־יָ֑הּ אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י מִ֣י יַעֲמֹֽד", "text": "If *ʿăwōnôt* *tišmār*-*YāH* *ʾădōnāy* who *yaʿămōd*", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*ʿăwōnôt*": "noun, masculine, plural - iniquities", "*tišmār*": "imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular - you mark/observe/keep", "*YāH*": "shortened form of divine name - LORD/YAH", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yaʿămōd*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - will stand" }, "variants": { "*ʿăwōnôt*": "iniquities/sins/wrongdoings", "*tišmār*": "mark/observe/keep record of/guard against", "*yaʿămōd*": "stand/endure/withstand" } } 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.130.4", "source": "כִּֽי־עִמְּךָ֥ הַסְּלִיחָ֑ה לְ֝מַ֗עַן תִּוָּרֵֽא", "text": "For with *ʿimməkā* the *səlîḥāh* for *ləmaʿan* *tiwwārēʾ*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʿimməkā*": "preposition עִם with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - with you", "*hasəlîḥāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine, singular - the forgiveness", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - in order that/for the purpose that", "*tiwwārēʾ*": "imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular, niphal form - you may be feared" }, "variants": { "*səlîḥāh*": "forgiveness/pardon", "*tiwwārēʾ*": "feared/revered/held in awe" } }
• Luke 7:41-42 : 41 { "verseID": "Luke.7.41", "source": "Δύο χρεωφειλέται ἦσαν δανειστῇ τινί: ὁ εἷς ὤφειλεν δηνάρια πεντακόσια, ὁ δὲ ἕτερος πεντήκοντα.", "text": "Two *chreōpheiletai* *ēsan* *daneistē* *tini*: the one *ōpheilen* *dēnaria* five-hundred, the *de* other fifty.", "grammar": { "*chreōpheiletai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - debtors", "*ēsan*": "imperfect, 3rd plural - were [continuous]", "*daneistē*": "dative, masculine, singular - to a creditor/moneylender", "*tini*": "dative, masculine, singular, indefinite pronoun - certain/particular", "*ōpheilen*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - was owing [continuous]", "*dēnaria*": "accusative, neuter, plural - denarii [Roman coins]", "*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and/while" }, "variants": { "*chreōpheiletai*": "debtors/borrowers", "*daneistē*": "creditor/moneylender/one who lends", "*dēnaria*": "denarii/daily wage coins" } } 42 { "verseID": "Luke.7.42", "source": "Μὴ ἐχόντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἀποδοῦναι, ἀμφοτέροις ἐχαρίσατο. Τίς οὖν αὐτῶν, εἶπέ, πλεῖον αὐτὸν ἀγαπήσει;", "text": "*Mē echontōn de autōn apodounai*, to both *echarisato*. Which *oun* of them, *eipe*, *pleion* him *agapēsei*?", "grammar": { "*Mē echontōn*": "genitive absolute, present participle with negative - not having/when they did not have", "*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them", "*apodounai*": "aorist infinitive - to pay back/return", "*echarisato*": "aorist, 3rd singular, middle - he forgave/showed favor", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*eipe*": "aorist imperative, 2nd singular - tell/say", "*pleion*": "comparative adjective, accusative, neuter - more", "*agapēsei*": "future, 3rd singular - will love" }, "variants": { "*echarisato*": "forgave/canceled debt/showed favor freely", "*pleion*": "more/greater amount", "*agapēsei*": "will love/show devotion to" } }
• Luke 13:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Luke.13.4", "source": "Ἢ ἐκεῖνοι οἱ δέκα καὶ οκτώ, ἐφʼ οὓς ἔπεσεν ὁ πύργος ἐν τῷ Σιλωὰμ, καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτούς, δοκεῖτε ὅτι οὗτοι ὀφειλέται ἐγένοντο παρὰ πάντας ἀνθρώπους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ;", "text": "Or *ekeinoi* the ten and eight, upon whom *epesen* the *pyrgos* in the *Silōam*, and *apekteinen* them, *dokeite* that these *opheiletai egenonto para* all *anthrōpous* those *katoikountas* in *Ierousalēm*?", "grammar": { "*ekeinoi*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - those", "*epesen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - fell", "*pyrgos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - tower", "*Silōam*": "dative, masculine - Siloam", "*apekteinen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - killed", "*dokeite*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd plural - you think/suppose", "*opheiletai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - debtors/offenders", "*egenonto*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd plural - became/were", "*para*": "preposition + accusative - beyond/more than", "*anthrōpous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - men/people", "*katoikountas*": "present participle, active, accusative, masculine, plural - dwelling/living" }, "variants": { "*ekeinoi*": "those/those people", "*pyrgos*": "tower/fortress", "*apekteinen*": "killed/slew", "*opheiletai*": "debtors/offenders/guilty ones", "*egenonto*": "became/were/turned out to be", "*para*": "beyond/more than/in comparison to", "*katoikountas*": "dwelling/living/residing" } }
• Luke 16:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Luke.16.5", "source": "Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος ἕνα ἕκαστον τῶν χρεωφειλετῶν τοῦ κυρίου ἑαυτοῦ, ἔλεγεν τῷ πρώτῳ, Πόσον ὀφείλεις τῷ κυρίῳ μου;", "text": "And *proskalesamenos* one *hekaston tōn chreōpheiletōn* of the *kyriou heautou*, *elegen tō prōtō*, How much *opheileis tō kyriō* of me?", "grammar": { "*proskalesamenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative singular masculine - having called/summoned to himself", "*hekaston*": "accusative singular masculine - each/every", "*tōn chreōpheiletōn*": "genitive plural masculine - of the debtors", "*kyriou*": "genitive singular masculine - of the master/lord", "*heautou*": "genitive singular masculine reflexive pronoun - of himself", "*elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was saying", "*tō prōtō*": "dative singular masculine - to the first", "*opheileis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you owe", "*tō kyriō*": "dative singular masculine - to the master/lord" }, "variants": { "*proskalesamenos*": "having called to himself/having summoned", "*hekaston*": "each one/every one", "*chreōpheiletōn*": "debtors/those owing debt", "*kyriou*": "master/lord/owner", "*elegen*": "was saying/was asking", "*prōtō*": "first/foremost/chief", "*opheileis*": "you owe/you are indebted" } }
• Luke 16:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Luke.16.7", "source": "Ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν, Σὺ δὲ πόσον ὀφείλεις; Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου. Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Δέξαι σου τὸ γράμμα, καὶ γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα.", "text": "*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": { "*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" }, "variants": { "*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" } }