Luke 16:3
3Saidεἶπενthenδὲwithinἐνhimselfἑαυτῷtheὁmanagerοἰκονόμος·WhatΤίshall I doποιήσωforὅτιtheὁmasterκύριόςof meμουis taking awayἀφαιρεῖταιtheτὴνmanagementοἰκονομίανfromἀπ’meἐμοῦ;To digσκάπτεινnotοὐκI am ableἰσχύω,to begἐπαιτεῖνI am ashamedαἰσχύνομαι·
And the manager said in himself, ‘What shall I do, because my master is taking away the management from me? I have no strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
Vocab difficulty
75.3
Rare words
σκάπτειν
σκάπτω
I dig, excavate.
ἐπαιτεῖν
ἐπαιτέω
I beg, am a beggar, ask alms.