Luke 12:42
And the Lord said, Who, guessest thou, is a true or a faithful dispenser, and prudent, whom the lord hath ordained on his meine, to give them in time a measure of wheat?This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- σιτόμετρονsitómetrona grain-measure, i.e. (by implication) ration (allowance of food)
- θεραπείαtherapeíaattendance (specially, medical, i.e. cure); figuratively and collectively, domestics
- οἰκονόμοςoikonómosa house-distributor (i.e. manager), or overseer, i.e. an employee in that capacity; by ext
- φρόνιμοςphrónimosthoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while G4680 (σοφός)
- καθίστημιkathístēmito place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy
- ἄραáraa particle denoting an inference more or less decisive (as follows)
- πιστόςpistósobjectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful
- δίδωμιdídōmito give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figura
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mat 24:45–46, 1Pe 4:10, Heb 13:17, 1Pe 5:1–4, 1Co 4:1–2, 2Ti 4:2, Luk 19:15–19, Act 20:28