Luke 16:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
φρόνιμος
thoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while G4680 (σοφός) denotes practical skill or acumen; and G4908 (συνετός) indicates rather intelligence or mental acquirement); in a bad sense conceited (also in the comparative)
υἱός
sons
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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φῶς
light
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φῶς
Light, illumination, radiance. Phos. God is light. Jesus is the light of the world. Light does not coexist with darkness. Where He comes darkness flees. Be light where you are.
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ὑπέρ
than
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ὑπέρ
Above, beyond, more than. Huper. He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. God does not meet expectations. He exceeds them beyond measurement.
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κύριος
master
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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οἰκονόμος
manager
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οἰκονόμος
A steward, a manager, an administrator. It is required of stewards that they be found faithful. God does not require success. He requires faithfulness.
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ἑαυτοῦ
their own
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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γενεά
generation
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γενεά
a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
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ποιέω
he had acted,
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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εἰμί
are.
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἐπαινέω
praised
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ἐπαινέω
to applaud
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φρονίμως
shrewdly
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φρονίμως
prudently
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