But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”Luke 15:32
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
εὐφρανθῆναι δὲ καὶ χαρῆναι ἔδει, ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου οὗτος νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἔζησεν, καὶ ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη.
- εὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnai“To make merry”Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from εὐφραίνω · “to celebrate” · Strong's G2165
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- χαρῆναιcharēnai“to rejoice”Verb, 2nd aorist, passive (deponent), infinitive · from χαίρω · “to rejoice” · Strong's G5463
- ἔδει,edei“it was fitting,”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δεῖ · “be necessary” · Strong's G1163
- ὅτιhoti“because”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀδελφόςadelphos“brother”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “brother” · Strong's G0080
- σουsou“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- οὗτοςhoutos“this”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- 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
- ἔζησεν,ezēsen“is alive ,”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- 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
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)