Luke 15:21

The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
Luke 15:21
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Original language (Greek)

εἶπεν δὲ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτῷ· πάτερ, ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου· οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος κληθῆναι υἱός σου

  1. εἶπενeipen“Said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. υἱὸςhuios“son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  5. αὐτῷ·autō“to him:”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. πάτερ,pater“Father,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  7. ἥμαρτονhēmarton“I have sinned”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἁμαρτάνω · “to sin” · Strong's G0264
  8. εἰςeis“against”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  9. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. οὐρανὸνouranon“heaven”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ἐνώπιόνenōpion“before”
    Preposition · from ἐνώπιον · “before” · Strong's G1799
  13. σου·sou“you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  14. οὐκέτιouketi“no longer”
    Particle, negative + Adverb · from οὐ · “no + ἔτι=still” · Strong's G3756
  15. εἰμὶeimi“am I”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  16. ἄξιοςaxios“worthy”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “worthy” · Strong's G0514
  17. κληθῆναιklēthēnai“to be called”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from καλέω · “to call” · Strong's G2564G
  18. υἱόςhuios“son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “son” · Strong's G5207
  19. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)