Luke
Luke 15:14
14After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| he | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| had spent | Δαπανήσαντος | Dapanēsantos | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1159 I spend, bear expense, waste |
| all | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| a severe | ἰσχυρὰ | ischyra | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2478 strong, mighty, powerful |
| famine | λιμὸς | limos | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3042 a famine, hunger |
| swept | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| through | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| that | ἐκείνην | ekeinēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| country | χώραν | chōran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5561 region, land, fields |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he | αὐτὸς | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| began | ἤρξατο | ērxato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G756 I begin |
| to be in need | ὑστερεῖσθαι | hystereisthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G5302 I am lacking, fall short, suffer need |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.