Luke

Luke 15:16–17

¹⁶He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing .

¹⁷Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!

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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

Luke 15:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Finally	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
he came	ἐλθὼν	elthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2064 I come, go
to	Εἰς	Eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
his senses	ἑαυτὸν	heauton	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
said	ἔφη	ephē	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5346 I say
How many	Πόσοι	Posoi	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4214 how much, how great, how many
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
father’s	πατρός	patros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
hired servants	μίσθιοι	misthioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3407 a paid worker
have plenty	περισσεύονται	perisseuontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G4052 I exceed, am left over
of food	ἄρτων	artōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G740 bread, a loaf, food
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
here	ὧδε	hōde	Adverb	G5602 here
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
starving	λιμῷ	limō	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3042 a famine, hunger
to death	ἀπόλλυμαι	apollymai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular	G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing

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

Luke 15:17 Ezekiel 18:28 · Ephesians 2:4–5 · Luke 15:18–19 · Ephesians 5:14 · Acts 16:29–30 · Acts 26:11–19 · Titus 3:4–6 · Acts 2:37 · Jeremiah 31:19 · Luke 8:35 · Lamentations 1:7 · Psalm 73:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.