Luke 16:2
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.”
φωνέω
to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to address in words or by name, also in imitation
ἔπω
he said
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ἔπω
Speak, say, declare. Epō. Every word spoken or written carries weight before God. Speak with intention.
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τίς
What is
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τίς
Who, which, what. Tis. Scripture asks it constantly: who do you say that I am? The questions of God are not requests for information. They are invitations to search.
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περί
concerning
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περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
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λόγος
account
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λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
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οἰκονομία
stewardship
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οἰκονομία
Stewardship, management, administration. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others faithfully administering God's grace.
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δύναμαι
you are able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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ἔτι
any longer
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ἔτι
Still, yet, even more. Éti. The word carries both time and degree — there is still time, and there is still more. While breath remains, neither grace nor opportunity has run out. Do not stop short.
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οἰκονομέω
to manage.
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οἰκονομέω
Manage a household, steward resources. Oikonoméō. Every resource entrusted to you belongs to another. Steward it accordingly.
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