Luke 16:8
Text Analysis
Strong'sGreekEnglishMorphology
2532 [e]Καὶ
kai
AndConj
1867 [e]ἐπῄνεσεν
epēnesen
praisedV-AIA-3S
3588 [e]
ho
theArt-NMS
2962 [e]κύριος
kyrios
masterN-NMS
3588 [e]τὸν
ton
theArt-AMS
3623 [e]οἰκονόμον
oikonomon
managerN-AMS
3588 [e]τῆς
tēs
- Art-GFS
93 [e]ἀδικίας
adikias
unrighteous,N-GFS
3754 [e]ὅτι
hoti
becauseConj
5430 [e]φρονίμως
phronimōs
shrewdlyAdv
4160 [e]ἐποίησεν·
epoiēsen
he had acted.V-AIA-3S
3754 [e]ὅτι
hoti
ForConj
3588 [e]οἱ
hoi
theArt-NMP
5207 [e]υἱοὶ
huioi
sonsN-NMP
3588 [e]τοῦ
tou
of theArt-GMS
165 [e]αἰῶνος
aiōnos
ageN-GMS
3778 [e]τούτου
toutou
thisDPro-GMS
5429 [e]φρονιμώτεροι
phronimōteroi
more shrewdAdj-NMP-C
5228 [e]ὑπὲρ
hyper
thanPrep
3588 [e]τοὺς
tous
theArt-AMP
5207 [e]υἱοὺς
huious
sonsN-AMP
3588 [e]τοῦ
tou
of theArt-GNS
5457 [e]φωτὸς
phōtos
lightN-GNS
1519 [e]εἰς
eis
inPrep
3588 [e]τὴν
tēn
theArt-AFS
1074 [e]γενεὰν
genean
generationN-AFS
3588 [e]τὴν
tēn
- Art-AFS
1438 [e]ἑαυτῶν
heautōn
of themselvesRefPro-GM3P
1510 [e]εἰσιν.
eisin
are.V-PIA-3P





















Greek Texts
ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 16:8 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
καὶ ἐπῄνεσεν ὁ κύριος τὸν οἰκονόμον τῆς ἀδικίας ὅτι φρονίμως ἐποίησεν· ὅτι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου φρονιμώτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς εἰς τὴν γενεὰν τὴν ἑαυτῶν εἰσιν.

ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 16:8 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
καὶ ἐπῄνεσεν ὁ κύριος τὸν οἰκονόμον τῆς ἀδικίας ὅτι φρονίμως ἐποίησεν· ὅτι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου φρονιμώτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς εἰς τὴν γενεὰν τὴν ἑαυτῶν εἰσίν.

ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 16:8 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
καὶ ἐπῄνεσεν ὁ κύριος τὸν οἰκονόμον τῆς ἀδικίας ὅτι φρονίμως ἐποίησεν· ὅτι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου φρονιμώτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς εἰς τὴν γενεὰν τὴν ἑαυτῶν εἰσίν.

ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 16:8 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
Καὶ ἐπῄνεσεν ὁ κύριος τὸν οἰκονόμον τῆς ἀδικίας ὅτι φρονίμως ἐποίησεν· ὅτι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου φρονιμώτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς εἰς τὴν γενεὰν τὴν ἑαυτῶν εἰσίν.

ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 16:8 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
καὶ ἐπῄνεσεν ὁ κύριος τὸν οἰκονόμον τῆς ἀδικίας, ὅτι φρονίμως ἐποίησεν· ὅτι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου φρονιμώτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς εἰς τὴν γενεὰν τὴν ἑαυτῶν εἰσι.

ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 16:8 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
καὶ ἐπῄνεσεν ὁ κύριος τὸν οἰκονόμον τῆς ἀδικίας ὅτι φρονίμως ἐποίησεν· ὅτι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου φρονιμώτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς εἰς τὴν γενεὰν τὴν ἑαυτῶν εἰσίν.

ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 16:8 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
καὶ ἐπῄνεσεν ὁ κύριος τὸν οἰκονόμον τῆς ἀδικίας ὅτι φρονίμως ἐποίησεν· ὅτι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου φρονιμώτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς εἰς τὴν γενεὰν ἑαυτῶν εἰσί.

ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 16:8 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
καὶ ἐπῄνεσεν ὁ κύριος τὸν οἰκονόμον τῆς ἀδικίας ὅτι φρονίμως ἐποίησεν· ὅτι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου φρονιμώτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς εἰς τὴν γενεὰν τὴν ἑαυτῶν εἰσιν

Luke 16:8 Hebrew Bible
וישבח האדון את פקיד העולה על אשר הערים לעשות כי בני העולם הזה ערומים הם בדורם מבני האור׃

Luke 16:8 Aramaic NT: Peshitta
ܘܫܒܚ ܡܪܢ ܠܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܕܚܟܝܡܐܝܬ ܥܒܕ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܚܟܝܡܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܒܫܪܒܬܗܘܢ ܗܕܐ ܀

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.

King James Bible
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.
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done.

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children of this.

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in.

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children of light.

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