He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.Luke 15:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ ἐπεθύμει χορτασθῆναι ἐκ τῶν κερατίων ὧν ἤσθιον οἱ χοῖροι, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδίδου αὐτῷ.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐπεθύμειepethumei“he was longing”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιθυμέω · “to long for” · Strong's G1937
- χορτασθῆναιchortasthēnai“to be fed”Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from χορτάζω · “to feed” · Strong's G5526
- ἐκek“from”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- τῶνtōn“the”Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κερατίωνkeratiōn“pods”Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from κεράτιον · “husk” · Strong's G2769
- ὧνhōn“that”Relative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἤσθιονēsthion“were eating”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐσθίω · “to eat” · Strong's G2068
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- χοῖροι,choiroi“pigs,”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from χοῖρος · “pig” · Strong's G5519
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οὐδεὶςoudeis“no [one]”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
- ἐδίδουedidou“was giving”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- αὐτῷ.autō“to him.”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)