Luke
Luke 15:27
27‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| brother | ἀδελφός | adelphos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G80 a brother |
| has returned | ἥκει | hēkei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2240 I have come, am present |
| he said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| father | πατήρ | patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| has killed | ἔθυσεν | ethysen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2380 I sacrifice, kill |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| fattened | σιτευτόν | siteuton | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4618 fattened |
| calf | μόσχον | moschon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3448 a calf |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| he has him back | ἀπέλαβεν | apelaben | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G618 I get back, receive back |
| safe and sound | ὑγιαίνοντα | hygiainonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5198 I am well |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.