Luke 15:4

“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
Read chapter

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

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;

  1. τίςtis“What”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  2. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  3. ἐξex“of”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  4. ὑμῶνhumōn“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. ἔχωνechōn“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  6. ἑκατὸνhekaton“a hundred”
    Adjective, number · from ἑκατόν · “hundred” · Strong's G1540
  7. πρόβαταprobata“sheep”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from πρόβατον · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. ἀπολέσαςapolesas“having lost”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
  10. ἐξex“of”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  11. αὐτῶνautōn“them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. ἓνhen“one”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  13. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  14. καταλείπειkataleipei“leaves”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καταλείπω · “to leave behind” · Strong's G2641
  15. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ἐνενήκονταenenēkonta“ninety”
    Adjective, number · “ninety” · Strong's G1768
  17. ἐννέαennea“nine”
    Adjective, number · “nine” · Strong's G1767
  18. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  19. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. ἐρήμῳerēmō“open field”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἔρημος · “deserted” · Strong's G2048
  21. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  22. πορεύεταιporeuetai“goes”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from πορεύω · “to travel” · Strong's G4198
  23. ἐπὶepi“after”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  24. τὸto“the [one]”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. ἀπολωλὸςapolōlos“having been lost”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
  26. ἕωςhe'ōs“until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  27. εὕρῃheurē“he may find”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
  28. 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)