Luke 15:29

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
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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.

  1. ὉHo“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis“answering”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  4. εἶπενeipen“he said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  5. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. πατρὶpatri“[the] father”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  7. αὐτοῦ·autou“of him;”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. ἰδοὺidou“Behold”
    Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
  9. τοσαῦταtosauta“so many”
    Correlative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from τοσοῦτος · “so great” · Strong's G5118
  10. ἔτηetē“years”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἔτος · “year” · Strong's G2094
  11. δουλεύωdouleuō“I serve”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “be a slave” · Strong's G1398
  12. σοιsoi“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. οὐδέποτεoudepote“never”
    Adverb, nominative · “never” · Strong's G3763
  15. ἐντολήνentolēn“a commandment”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐντολή · “commandment” · Strong's G1785
  16. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  17. παρῆλθον,parēlthon“I disobeyed,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from παρέρχομαι · “to pass by” · Strong's G3928
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ἐμοὶemoi“to me myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  20. οὐδέποτεoudepote“never”
    Adverb, nominative · “never” · Strong's G3763
  21. ἔδωκαςedōkas“did you give”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  22. ἔριφονeriphon“a young goat”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἔριφος · “a goat” · Strong's G2056
  23. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  24. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  25. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. φίλωνphilōn“friends”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from φίλος · “friendly/friend” · Strong's G5384
  27. μουmou“of mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  28. 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)