Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
Then he which had receiued the one talent, came & ſaid, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou haſt not ſowen, & gathering where thou haſt not ſtrawed:
προσελθὼν δὲ καὶ ὁ τὸ ἓν τάλαντον εἰληφὼς εἶπε, Κύριε, ἔγνων σε ὅτι σκληρὸς εἶ ἄνθρωπος, θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας, καὶ συνάγων ὅθεν οὐ διεσκόρπισας·
Προσελθὼν δὲ καὶ ὁ τὸ ἓν τάλαντον εἰληφὼς, εἶπε, Κύριε, ἔγνων σε ὅτι σκληρὸς εἶ ἄνθρωπος, θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας, καὶ συνάγων ὅθεν οὐ διεσκόρπισας·
ἄνθρωπος , masculine noun, anthrōpos — a man, human, mankind (value 1310)
G444,
ἄνθρωπος ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos; from G435 and ὤψ ṓps (the countenance; from G3700); man-faced, i.e. a human being:—certain, man.a human being, whether male or female
generically, to include all human individuals
to distinguish man from beings of a different order
of animals and plants
of from God and Christ
of the angels
with the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin
with the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity
with reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul
with reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God
with reference to sex, a male
indefinitely, someone, a man, one
in the plural, people
joined with other words, merchantman
Used in 504 Verses, 24 Books 558  Occurrence Count
γινώσκω , verb, ginōskō — to come to know, recognize, perceive (value 1883)
G1097,
γινώσκω ginṓskō, ghin-oce'-ko; a prolonged form of a primary verb; to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed):—allow, be aware (of), feel, (have) know(-ledge), perceived, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand.to learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel
to become known
to know, understand, perceive, have knowledge of
to understand
to know
Jewish idiom for sexual intercourse between a man and a woman
to become acquainted with, to know
Used in 208 Verses, 20 Books 223  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
διασκορπίζω , verb, diaskorpizō — generally to separate, to winnow, to squander (value 1302)
G1287,
διασκορπίζω diaskorpízō, dee-as-kor-pid'-zo; from G1223 and G4650; to dissipate, i.e. (genitive case) to rout or separate; specially, to winnow; figuratively, to squander:—disperse, scatter (abroad), strew, waste.to scatter abroad, disperse, to winnow
to throw the grain a considerable distance, or up into the air, that it may be separated from the chaff
to gather the wheat, freed from the chaff into the granary
to winnow grain
Used in 9 Verses, 5 Books 9  Occurrence Count
εἶ , verb, ei — are, be (value 15)
G1488,
εἶ eî, i; second person singular present of G1510; thou art:—art, be.Used in 89 Verses, 10 Books 92  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
εἷς , numeral, heis — one (value 215)
G1520,
εἷς heîs, hice; a primary numeral; one:—a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also G1527, G3367, G3391, G3762.Used in 237 Verses, 20 Books 276  Occurrence Count
ἔπω , verb, eipon — answer, bid, bring word, command (value 885)
G2036,
ἔπω épō, ep'-o; a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from G2046, G4483, and G5346); to speak or say (by word or writing):—answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare G3004.Used in 901 Verses, 16 Books 976  Occurrence Count
θερίζω , verb, therizō — to reap (value 931)
G2325,
θερίζω therízō, ther-id'-zo; from G2330 (in the sense of the crop); to harvest:—reap.to reap, harvest
proverbial expression for sowing and reaping
cut off, destroy
as crops are cut down with a sickle
Used in 17 Verses, 8 Books 21  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
κύριος , masculine noun, kyrios — lord, master (value 800)
G2962,
κύριος kýrios, koo'-ree-os; from κῦρος kŷros (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):—God, Lord, master, Sir.he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
the possessor and disposer of a thing
the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
is a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants greet their master
this title is given to: God, the Messiah
Used in 687 Verses, 25 Books 741  Occurrence Count
λαμβάνω , verb, lambanō — to take, receive (value 924)
G2983,
λαμβάνω lambánō, lam-ban'-o; a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses; to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas G1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while G138 is more violent, to seize or remove)):—accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, × when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).to take
to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it
to take up a thing to be carried
to take upon one's self
to take in order to carry away
without the notion of violence, i,e to remove, take away
to take what is one's own, to take to one's self, to make one's own
to claim, procure, for one's self
to associate with one's self as companion, attendant
of that which when taken is not let go, to seize, to lay hold of, apprehend
to take by craft (our catch, used of hunters, fisherman, etc.), to circumvent one by fraud
to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e. to appropriate to one's self
catch at, reach after, strive to obtain
to take a thing due, to collect, gather (tribute)
to take
to admit, receive
to receive what is offered
not to refuse or reject
to receive a person, give him access to one's self,
to regard any one's power, rank, external circumstances, and on that account to do some injustice or neglect something
to take, to choose, select
to take beginning, to prove anything, to make a trial of, to experience
to receive (what is given), to gain, get, obtain, to get back
Used in 247 Verses, 21 Books 261  Occurrence Count
λέγω , verb, legō — to say (value 838)
G3004,
†λέγω légō, leg'-o; a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:—ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.to say, to speak
affirm over, maintain
to teach
to exhort, advise, to command, direct
to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say
to call by name, to call, name
to speak out, speak of, mention
Used in 1244 Verses, 25 Books 1343  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὅθεν , adverb, hothen — from where, for which reason (value 134)
G3606,
ὅθεν hóthen, hoth'-en; from G3739 with the directive enclitic of source; from which place or source or cause (adverb or conjunction):—from thence, (from) whence, where(-by, -fore, -upon).from which, whence
of the place from which
of the source from which a thing is known, from which, whereby
of the cause from which, for which reason, wherefore, on which account
Used in 15 Verses, 5 Books 15  Occurrence Count
ὅπου , particle, hopou — where (value 620)
G3699,
ὅπου hópou, hop'-oo; from G3739 and G4225; what(-ever) where, i.e. at whichever spot:—in what place, where(-as, -soever), whither (+ soever).Used in 77 Verses, 12 Books 82  Occurrence Count
ὅτι , conjunction, hoti — that, because (value 380)
G3754,
ὅτι hóti, hot'-ee; neuter of G3748 as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:—as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.Used in 1188 Verses, 27 Books 1291  Occurrence Count
οὐ , particle, ou — not, no (value 470)
G3756,
οὐ ou, oo; a primary word; the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not:—+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also G3364, G3372.no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer
Used in 1408 Verses, 26 Books 1635  Occurrence Count
προσέρχομαι , verb, proserchomai — to approach, to draw near (value 1276)
G4334,
προσέρχομαι prosérchomai, pros-er'-khom-ahee; from G4314 and G2064 (including its alternate); to approach, i.e. (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to:—(as soon as he) come (unto), come thereunto, consent, draw near, go (near, to, unto).to come to, approach
draw near to
to assent to
Used in 85 Verses, 8 Books 86  Occurrence Count
σέ , pronoun, se — you (value 205)
G4571,
σέ sé, seh; accusative case singular of G4771; thee:—thee, thou, × thy house.Used in 179 Verses, 16 Books 197  Occurrence Count
σκληρός , adjective, sklēros — hard, rough (value 628)
G4642,
σκληρός sklērós, sklay-ros'; from the base of G4628; dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe):—fierce, hard.hard, harsh, rough, stiff
of men: metaph. harsh, stern, hard
of things: violent, rough, offensive, intolerable
Used in 6 Verses, 5 Books 6  Occurrence Count
σπείρω , verb, speirō — to sow (seed) (value 1195)
G4687,
†σπείρω speírō, spi'-ro; probably strengthened from G4685 (through the idea of extending); to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively):—sow(- er), receive seed.to sow, scatter, seed
metaph. of proverbial sayings
Used in 42 Verses, 8 Books 53  Occurrence Count
σύ , pronoun, sy — you (early mod. Eng. thou) (value 600)
G4771,
σύ sý, soo; the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:—thou. See also G4571, G4671, G4675; and for the plural G5209, G5210, G5213, G5216.Used in 163 Verses, 16 Books 178  Occurrence Count
συνάγω , verb, synagō — to lead together, bring together, come together (pass.), entertain (value 1454)
G4863,
συνάγω synágō, soon-ag'-o; from G4862 and G71; to lead together, i.e. collect or convene; specially, to entertain (hospitably):—+ accompany, assemble (selves, together), bestow, come together, gather (selves together, up, together), lead into, resort, take in.to gather together, to gather
to draw together, collect
of fishes
of a net in which they are caught
to bring together, assemble, collect
to join together, join in one (those previously separated)
to gather together by convoking
to be gathered i.e. come together, gather, meet
to lead with one's self
into one's home, i.e. to receive hospitably, to entertain
Used in 62 Verses, 7 Books 62  Occurrence Count
τάλαντον , neuter noun, talanton — a balance, that which is weighed, a talent (about 3000 shekels in weight) (value 802)
G5007,
τάλαντον tálanton, tal'-an-ton; neuter of a presumed derivative of the original form of τλάω tláō (to bear; equivalent to G5342); a balance (as supporting weights), i.e. (by implication) a certain weight (and thence a coin or rather sum of money) or "talent":—talent.the scale of a balance, a balance, a pair of scales
that which is weighed, a talent
a weight varying in different places and times
a sum of money weighing a talent and varying in different states and according to the changes in the laws regulating currency
the Attic talent was equal to 60 Attic minae or 6000 drachmae
a talent of silver in Israel weighed about 100 pounds (45 kg)
a talent of gold in Israel weighed about 200 pounds (91 kg)
Used in 8 Verses, 1 Book 15  Occurrence Count
| Matthew 25:24Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 14046) |
| προσελθὼν δὲ καὶ ὁ τὸ ἓν τάλαντον εἰληφὼς εἶπε, Κύριε, ἔγνων σε ὅτι σκληρὸς εἶ ἄνθρωπος, θερίζων ὅπου οὐκ ἔσπειρας, καὶ συνάγων ὅθεν οὐ διεσκόρπισας· |
| Verse #24033 (Ch. #954) — 25 words, 120 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Then |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| he which had received |
G2983lambanō |
λαμβάνω |
924 |
| the |
G5007talanton |
τάλαντον |
802 |
| one |
G1520heis |
εἷς |
215 |
| talent |
G5007talanton |
τάλαντον |
802 |
| came |
G4334proserchomai |
προσέρχομαι |
1276 |
| and said, |
G3004legō |
λέγω |
838 |
| Lord, |
G2962kyrios |
κύριος |
800 |
| I knew |
G1097ginōskō |
γινώσκω |
1883 |
| thee |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| that |
G3754hoti |
ὅτι |
380 |
| thou art |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| an |
G444anthrōpos |
ἄνθρωπος |
1310 |
| hard |
G4642sklēros |
σκληρός |
628 |
| man, |
G444anthrōpos |
ἄνθρωπος |
1310 |
| reaping |
G2325therizō |
θερίζω |
931 |
| where |
G3699hopou |
ὅπου |
620 |
| thou hast |
G4687speirō |
σπείρω |
1195 |
| not |
G3756ou |
οὐ |
470 |
| sown, |
G4687speirō |
σπείρω |
1195 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| gathering |
G4863synagō |
συνάγω |
1454 |
| where |
G3606hothen |
ὅθεν |
134 |
| thou hast |
G1287diaskorpizō |
διασκορπίζω |
1302 |
| not |
G3756ou |
οὐ |
470 |
| strawed: |
G1287diaskorpizō |
διασκορπίζω |
1302 |
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