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
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
ὅτι οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησεν, ἦν ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη. καὶ ἤρξαντο εὐφραίνεσθαι.
- ὅτιhoti“For”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- οὗτοςhoutos“this”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- υἱόςhuios“son”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “son” · Strong's G5207
- μουmou“of mine”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- νεκρὸςnekros“dead”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from νεκρός · “dead” · Strong's G3498
- ἦνēn“was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀνέζησεν,anezēsen“is alive again,”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀναζάω · “to revive” · Strong's G0326
- ἦνēn“he was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἀπολωλὼςapolōlōs“having been lost”Verb, 2nd perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- εὑρέθη.heurethē“is found.”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἤρξαντοērxanto“they began”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
- 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)