But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.Luke 15:29
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)
Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ· ἰδοὺ τοσαῦτα ἔτη δουλεύω σοι καὶ οὐδέποτε ἐντολήν σου παρῆλθον, καὶ ἐμοὶ οὐδέποτε ἔδωκας ἔριφον ἵνα μετὰ τῶν φίλων μου εὐφρανθῶ.
- ὉHo“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis“answering”Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- εἶπενeipen“he said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- τῷtō“to the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατρὶpatri“[the] father”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- αὐτοῦ·autou“of him;”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἰδοὺidou“Behold”Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
- τοσαῦταtosauta“so many”Correlative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from τοσοῦτος · “so great” · Strong's G5118
- ἔτηetē“years”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἔτος · “year” · Strong's G2094
- δουλεύωdouleuō“I serve”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “be a slave” · Strong's G1398
- σοιsoi“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οὐδέποτεoudepote“never”Adverb, nominative · “never” · Strong's G3763
- ἐντολήνentolēn“a commandment”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐντολή · “commandment” · Strong's G1785
- σουsou“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- παρῆλθον,parēlthon“I disobeyed,”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from παρέρχομαι · “to pass by” · Strong's G3928
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐμοὶemoi“to me myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- οὐδέποτεoudepote“never”Adverb, nominative · “never” · Strong's G3763
- ἔδωκαςedōkas“did you give”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- ἔριφονeriphon“a young goat”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἔριφος · “a goat” · Strong's G2056
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- μετὰmeta“with”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- τῶνtōn“the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- φίλωνphilōn“friends”Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from φίλος · “friendly/friend” · Strong's G5384
- μουmou“of mine”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- εὐφρανθῶ.euphranthō“I may make merry.”Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 1st person singular · 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)