Luke 16:6

τὰ γράμματα. אBDL Copt. Goth. &c. τὸ γράμμα is a correction.

6. βάτους. The Hebrew bath and the Greek μετρητής, rather less than, but roughly corresponding to, the firkin = 9 gallons. This remission would represent a large sum of money.

δέξαι σου τὰ γράμματα. ‘Receive thy bill.’ (Vulg[299] cautionem.) The steward hands the bill back to the tenant to be altered.

[299] Vulg. Vulgate.

γράψον πεντήκοντα. Since Hebrew numerals were letters, and since Hebrew letters differed but slightly from each other, a very trivial forgery would represent a large difference.