Luke 15:16

He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
Luke 15:16
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἐπεθύμει χορτασθῆναι ἐκ τῶν κερατίων ὧν ἤσθιον οἱ χοῖροι, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐδίδου αὐτῷ.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐπεθύμειepethumei“he was longing”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιθυμέω · “to long for” · Strong's G1937
  3. χορτασθῆναιchortasthēnai“to be fed”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from χορτάζω · “to feed” · Strong's G5526
  4. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  5. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. κερατίωνkeratiōn“pods”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from κεράτιον · “husk” · Strong's G2769
  7. ὧνhōn“that”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  8. ἤσθιονēsthion“were eating”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐσθίω · “to eat” · Strong's G2068
  9. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. χοῖροι,choiroi“pigs,”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from χοῖρος · “pig” · Strong's G5519
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. οὐδεὶςoudeis“no [one]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  13. ἐδίδουedidou“was giving”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  14. 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)