Luke

Luke 15:32

³²But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
it was fitting	ἔδει	edei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1163 it is necessary, inevitable
to celebrate	εὐφρανθῆναι	euphranthēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G2165 I cheer, am glad, make merry
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
be glad	χαρῆναι	charēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G5463 I rejoice, am glad
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
this	οὗτος	houtos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
brother	ἀδελφός	adelphos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
of yours	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
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	ἔζησεν	ezēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2198 I live
he was 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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.