Luke

Luke 15:17

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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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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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.