ἦς

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἦς

   ÊS

   you were
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός,

   e-PI o-LI-ga ÊS pis-TOS

   you were faithful over a few things
3. clause🔊 Εὖ, δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ, ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός, ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω·

   EU DOO-le a-ga-THE KAI pis-TE e-PI o-LI-ga ÊS pis-TOS e-PI pol-LÔN se ka-ta-STÊ-sô

   Well good and faithful servant you were faithful over a few things I will set you over many things
4. sentence🔊 ⸀ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ· Εὖ, δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ, ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός, ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω· εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ κυρίου σου.

   E-phê au-TÔI ho KY-ri-os au-TOO EU DOO-le a-ga-THE KAI pis-TE e-PI o-LI-ga ÊS pis-TOS e-PI pol-LÔN se ka-ta-STÊ-sô EI-sel-the eis TÊN kha-RAN TOO ky-RI-oo soo

   his the master to him {He} said Well good and faithful servant you were faithful over a few things I will set you over many things enter into the joy your of the master

Exegesis

The prepositional clause epi oliga ēs pistos {ἐπὶ ὀλίγα ἦς πιστός | e-pì o-lí-ga ês pis-tós} ‘over few things you were faithful’ frames prior faithfulness in a limited sphere, paralleled by epi pollōn se katastēsō {ἐπὶ πολλῶν σε καταστήσω | e-pì pol-lō̂n se ka-ta-stê-sō} ‘over many things I will appoint you’ indicating promised elevation.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 τράπεζαtau–rho–alpha–pi–epsilon–zeta–alpha

“table, counter”