Luke

Luke 15:24

²⁴For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
this	οὗτος	houtos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
son	υἱός	huios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of mine	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
dead	νεκρὸς	nekros	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3498 dead, a corpse
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
is alive again	ἀνέζησεν	anezēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G326 I come to life again, revive
He was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
lost	ἀπολωλὼς	apolōlōs	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
is found	εὑρέθη	heurethē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2147 I find
So	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they began	ἤρξαντο	ērxanto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G756 I begin
to celebrate	εὐφραίνεσθαι	euphrainesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2165 I cheer, am glad, make merry

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.