Luke 15:32

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
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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.

  1. εὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnai“To make merry”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from εὐφραίνω · “to celebrate” · Strong's G2165
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. χαρῆναιcharēnai“to rejoice”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive (deponent), infinitive · from χαίρω · “to rejoice” · Strong's G5463
  5. ἔδει,edei“it was fitting,”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δεῖ · “be necessary” · Strong's G1163
  6. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  7. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἀδελφόςadelphos“brother”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  9. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  10. οὗτοςhoutos“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  11. νεκρὸςnekros“dead”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from νεκρός · “dead” · Strong's G3498
  12. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ἔζησεν,ezēsen“is alive ,”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ἀπολωλὼςapolōlōs“having been lost”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
  17. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. 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)