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