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.