Luke 15:24

For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
Luke 15:24
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Original language (Greek)

ὅτι οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησεν, ἦν ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη. καὶ ἤρξαντο εὐφραίνεσθαι.

  1. ὅτιhoti“For”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  2. οὗτοςhoutos“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. υἱόςhuios“son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “son” · Strong's G5207
  5. μουmou“of mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  6. νεκρὸςnekros“dead”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from νεκρός · “dead” · Strong's G3498
  7. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. ἀνέζησεν,anezēsen“is alive again,”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀναζάω · “to revive” · Strong's G0326
  10. ἦνēn“he was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  11. ἀπολωλὼςapolōlōs“having been lost”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. εὑρέθη.heurethē“is found.”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
  14. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ἤρξαντοērxanto“they began”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
  16. εὐφραίνεσθαι.euphrainesthai“to be merry.”
    Verb, present, passive, infinitive · from εὐφραίνω · “to celebrate” · Strong's G2165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)