“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?Luke 15:4
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Original language (Greek)
τίς ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ὑμῶν ἔχων ἑκατὸν πρόβατα καὶ ἀπολέσας ἐξ αὐτῶν ἓν οὐ καταλείπει τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ πορεύεται ἐπὶ τὸ ἀπολωλὸς ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτό;
- τίςtis“What”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“man”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ἐξex“of”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- ὑμῶνhumōn“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἔχωνechōn“having”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- ἑκατὸνhekaton“a hundred”Adjective, number · from ἑκατόν · “hundred” · Strong's G1540
- πρόβαταprobata“sheep”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from πρόβατον · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀπολέσαςapolesas“having lost”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
- ἐξex“of”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- αὐτῶνautōn“them”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἓνhen“one”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- καταλείπειkataleipei“leaves”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καταλείπω · “to leave behind” · Strong's G2641
- τὰta“the”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐνενήκονταenenēkonta“ninety”Adjective, number · “ninety” · Strong's G1768
- ἐννέαennea“nine”Adjective, number · “nine” · Strong's G1767
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐρήμῳerēmō“open field”Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἔρημος · “deserted” · Strong's G2048
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- πορεύεταιporeuetai“goes”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from πορεύω · “to travel” · Strong's G4198
- ἐπὶepi“after”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τὸto“the [one]”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀπολωλὸςapolōlos“having been lost”Verb, 2nd perfect, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
- ἕωςhe'ōs“until”Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
- εὕρῃheurē“he may find”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
- αὐτό;auto“it?”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)