Luke 15:28

The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
Luke 15:28
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Original language (Greek)

ὠργίσθη δὲ καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν εἰσελθεῖν. ὁ δὲ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐξελθὼν παρεκάλει αὐτόν.

  1. ὠργίσθηōrgisthē“He was angry”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὀργίζω · “to anger” · Strong's G3710
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  5. ἤθελενēthelen“he was willing”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  6. εἰσελθεῖν.eiselthein“to go in.”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  7. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  9. πατὴρpatēr“the father”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  10. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. ἐξελθὼνexelthōn“having gone”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  12. παρεκάλειparekalei“he was begging”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from παρακαλέω · “to plead/comfort” · Strong's G3870
  13. 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)