Luke 15:20

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
Luke 15:20
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἀναστὰς ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ἑαυτοῦ. Ἔτι δὲ αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος εἶδεν αὐτὸν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐσπλαγχνίσθη, καὶ δραμὼν ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ κατεφίλησεν αὐτόν.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἀναστὰςanastas“having risen up”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνίστημι · “to arise” · Strong's G0450
  3. ἦλθενēlthen“he went”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  4. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  5. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. πατέραpatera“father”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  7. ἑαυτοῦ.he'autou“of himself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  8. ἜτιEti“Still”
    Adverb · from ἔτι · “still” · Strong's G2089
  9. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  10. αὐτοῦautou“he”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. μακρὰνmakran“far”
    Adverb · from μακρός · “long/distant” · Strong's G3112
  12. ἀπέχοντοςapechontos“being distant”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀπέχω · “to have in full” · Strong's G0568
  13. εἶδενeiden“he saw”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  14. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. πατὴρpatēr“father”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  17. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ἐσπλαγχνίσθη,esplagchnisthē“was moved with compassion,”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from σπλαγχνίζω · “to pity” · Strong's G4697
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. δραμὼνdramōn“having run”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from τρέχω · “to run” · Strong's G5143
  22. ἐπέπεσενepepesen“he fell”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιπίπτω · “to fall/press upon” · Strong's G1968
  23. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  24. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. τράχηλονtrachēlon“neck”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τράχηλος · “neck” · Strong's G5137
  26. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  27. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  28. κατεφίλησενkatephilēsen“he kissed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καταφιλέω · “to kiss” · Strong's G2705
  29. αὐτόν.auton“him.”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, 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)