⸀τάλαντα

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ⸀τάλαντα

   TA-lan-ta

   talents
2. clause🔊 προσελθὼν ⸀δὲ καὶ ὁ τὰ δύο ⸀τάλαντα εἶπεν·

   pro-sel-THÔN DE KAI ho TA DY-o TA-lan-ta EI-pen

   {And} also the one who had the two talents Having come forward {He} said
3. sentence🔊 προσελθὼν ⸀δὲ καὶ ὁ τὰ δύο ⸀τάλαντα εἶπεν· Κύριε, δύο τάλαντά μοι παρέδωκας· ἴδε ἄλλα δύο τάλαντα ⸀ἐκέρδησα.

   pro-sel-THÔN DE KAI ho TA DY-o TA-lan-ta EI-pen KY-ri-e DY-o TA-lan-ta moi pa-RE-dô-kas I-de AL-la DY-o TA-lan-ta e-KER-dê-sa

   {And} also the one who had the two talents Having come forward {He} said Lord you delivered two talents to me look I gained more two talents

Exegesis

The nominative article phrase ho tà dýo tá-lan-ta {ὁ τὰ δύο τάλαντα | ho tà dýo tá-lan-ta} identifies the specific servant by pairing a masculine article with a neuter accusative noun phrase.

The imperative íde {ἴδε | í-de} ‘behold’ functions as an attention marker, leading into the result clause alla dyo talanta ekerdēsa {ἄλλα δύο τάλαντα ἐκέρδησα | á-lla dý-o tá-lan-ta e-kér-dē-sa}, where the repetition of dyo talanta creates rhetorical symmetry and ekerdēsa ‘I have gained’ reports the outcome. Greek word order places the participle before speech to emphasize initiative and repeats key terms for balance, which is reflected in English by parallel phrasing while adjusting word order for clarity.

Root and etymology

talanton🔊 τάλαντονtá-lan-ton

“balance, unit of value”