“But the one slave who had
Received the one talent
Went off.
He dug a hole
In the ground.
He hid
His master’s money.”
ὁ δὲ τὸ ἓν λαβὼν ἀπελθὼν ὤρυξεν γῆν καὶ ἔκρυψεν τὸ ἀργύριον τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ.
This parable is unique to Matthew, but there is something similar in Luke, chapter 19:12-27. Unlike the first 2 slaves, this 3rd slave did something else with his one talent. Jesus said that this slave who had received one talent (ὁ δὲ τὸ ἓν λαβὼν) went off and dug a hole in the ground (ἀπελθὼν ὤρυξεν γῆν). He hid his master’s or his lord’s money (καὶ ἔκρυψεν τὸ ἀργύριον τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ).
