Luke 16:8

8Andκαὶpraisedἐπῄνεσενtheὁmasterκύριοςtheτὸνmanagerοἰκονόμοντῆςunrighteousἀδικίαςbecauseὅτιshrewdlyφρονίμωςhe had actedἐποίησεν·Forὅτιtheοἱsonsυἱοὶof theτοῦageαἰῶνοςthisτούτουmore shrewdφρονιμώτεροιthanὑπὲρtheτοὺςsonsυἱοὺςof theτοῦlightφωτὸςinεἰςtheτὴνgenerationγενεὰντὴνof themselvesἑαυτῶνareεἰσιν.

And the master praised the unrighteous manager because he acted shrewdly, because the sons of this age are more shrewd than the sons of the light in their own generation.

Vocab difficulty

31.6

Rare words

  • φρονίμως

    φρονίμως

    wisely, sensibly, prudently.