The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.Luke 15:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ εἶπεν ὁ νεώτερος αὐτῶν τῷ πατρί· πάτερ, δός μοι τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας. ὁ δὲ διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- εἶπενeipen“said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- νεώτεροςneōteros“younger”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from νέος · “new” · Strong's G3501
- αὐτῶνautōn“of them”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τῷtō“to the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατρί·patri“father;”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- πάτερ,pater“Father,”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- δόςdos“do give”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- μοιmoi“to me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- τὸto“what”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐπιβάλλονepiballon“is due [to me]”Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἐπιβάλλω · “to put on/seize” · Strong's G1911
- μέροςmeros“portion”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “part” · Strong's G3313
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οὐσίας.ousias“property.”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from οὐσία · “estate” · Strong's G3776
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- διεῖλενdieilen“he divided”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διαιρέω · “to distribute” · Strong's G1244
- αὐτοῖςautois“between them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βίον.bion“property.”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from βίος · “life” · Strong's G0979
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)