Luke 15:8

Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
Luke 15:8
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Original language (Greek)

Ἢ τίς γυνὴ δραχμὰς ἔχουσα δέκα, ἐὰν ἀπολέσῃ δραχμὴν μίαν, οὐχὶ ἅπτει λύχνον καὶ σαροῖ τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ ζητεῖ ἐπιμελῶς ἕως οὗ εὕρῃ;

  1. ἪĒ“Or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  2. τίςtis“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  3. γυνὴgunē“woman”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
  4. δραχμὰςdrachmas“drachmas”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from δραχμή · “drachma” · Strong's G1406
  5. ἔχουσαechousa“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  6. δέκα,deka“ten,”
    Adjective, number · from δέκα · “ten” · Strong's G1176
  7. ἐὰνean“if”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  8. ἀπολέσῃapolesē“she may lose”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
  9. δραχμὴνdrachmēn“drachma”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δραχμή · “drachma” · Strong's G1406
  10. μίαν,mian“one,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  11. οὐχὶouchi“surely”
    Particle, negative · from οὐχί · “not” · Strong's G3780
  12. ἅπτειhaptei“she lights”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἅπτω · “to kindle” · Strong's G0681
  13. λύχνονluchnon“a lamp”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λύχνος · “lamp” · Strong's G3088
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. σαροῖsaroi“she sweeps”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from σαρόω · “to sweep” · Strong's G4563
  16. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. οἰκίανoikian“house”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from οἰκία · “home” · Strong's G3614G
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ζητεῖzētei“she seeks”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ζητέω · “to seek” · Strong's G2212
  20. ἐπιμελῶςepimelōs“carefully”
    Adverb · “carefully” · Strong's G1960
  21. ἕωςhe'ōs“until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  22. οὗhou“it”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  23. εὕρῃ;heurē“she may find?”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 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)