God & Savior

Luke 15:30

But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
Luke 15:30
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Original language (Greek)

ὅτε δὲ ὁ υἱός σου οὗτος ὁ καταφαγών σου τὸν βίον μετὰ πορνῶν ἦλθεν, ἔθυσας αὐτῷ τὸν σιτευτὸν μόσχον.

  1. ὅτεhote“When”
    Conjunction · “when” · Strong's G3753
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  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. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. οὗτοςhoutos“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  7. ὁho“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. καταφαγώνkataphagōn“having devoured”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from κατεσθίω · “to devour” · Strong's G2719
  9. σουsou“your”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  10. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. βίονbion“living”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from βίος · “life” · Strong's G0979
  12. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  13. πορνῶνpornōn“prostitutes”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from πόρνη · “prostitute” · Strong's G4204
  14. ἦλθεν,ēlthen“came,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  15. ἔθυσαςethusas“you have killed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from θύω · “to sacrifice” · Strong's G2380
  16. αὐτῷautō“for him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. σιτευτὸνsiteuton“fattened”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from σιτευτός · “fattened” · Strong's G4618
  19. μόσχον.moschon“calf.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from μόσχος · “calf” · Strong's G3448
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)