Luke

Luke 15:15–16

¹⁵So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. ¹⁶He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing .

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Luke 15:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he went	πορευθεὶς	poreutheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4198 I travel, journey, go
hired himself out	ἐκολλήθη	ekollēthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2853 I glue, cleave, keep company with
to a	ἑνὶ	heni	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
citizen	πολιτῶν	politōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4177 a citizen
of that	ἐκείνης	ekeinēs	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
country	χώρας	chōras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5561 region, land, fields
sent	ἔπεμψεν	epempsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3992 I send
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fields	ἀγροὺς	agrous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G68 a field, the country
to feed	βόσκειν	boskein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1006 I feed
pigs	χοίρους	choirous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5519 swine

Luke 15:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He longed	ἐπεθύμει	epethymei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1937 I long for, covet, lust after
to fill	γεμίσαι	gemisai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1072 I fill, load
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
belly	κοιλίαν	koilian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2836 belly, womb, the inner man
with	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
pods	κερατίων	keratiōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2769 a husk of the carob
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
pigs	χοῖροι	choiroi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5519 swine
were eating	ἤσθιον	ēsthion	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2068 I eat
but	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
no one	οὐδεὶς	oudeis	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
would give	ἐδίδου	edidou	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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Luke 15:15 Titus 3:3 · 2 Timothy 2:25–26 · Isaiah 1:5

Luke 15:16 Romans 6:19–21 · Hosea 12:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.