Luke 15:12

The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
Luke 15:12
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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.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. νεώτεροςneōteros“younger”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from νέος · “new” · Strong's G3501
  5. αὐτῶνautōn“of them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. πατρί·patri“father;”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  8. πάτερ,pater“Father,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  9. δόςdos“do give”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  10. μοιmoi“to me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  11. τὸto“what”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἐπιβάλλονepiballon“is due [to me]”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἐπιβάλλω · “to put on/seize” · Strong's G1911
  13. μέροςmeros“portion”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “part” · Strong's G3313
  14. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. οὐσίας.ousias“property.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from οὐσία · “estate” · Strong's G3776
  16. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  18. διεῖλενdieilen“he divided”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διαιρέω · “to distribute” · Strong's G1244
  19. αὐτοῖςautois“between them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. 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)