Luke

Luke 15:4

4“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
WhatΤίςTisInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5101 who, which, what
manἄνθρωποςanthrōposNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG444 a man, one of the human race
amongἐξexPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
youὑμῶνhymōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
he hasἔχωνechōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG2192 I have, hold, possess
a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralG1540 one hundred
sheepπρόβαταprobataNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG4263 a sheep
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
losesἀπολέσαςapolesasVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG622 I destroy, lose, am perishing
oneἓνhenAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG1520 one
ofἐξexPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
themαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
notοὐouAdverbG3756 no, not
leaveκαταλείπειkataleipeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2641 I leave behind, abandon
theτὰtaArticle - Accusative Neuter PluralG3588 the
ninety-nineἐνενήκονταenenēkontaAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralG1768 ninety
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theτῇtēArticle - Dative Feminine SingularG3588 the
pastureἐρήμῳerēmōAdjective - Dative Feminine SingularG2048 deserted, desolate, a desert
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
goπορεύεταιporeuetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG4198 I travel, journey, go
afterἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
theτὸtoArticle - Accusative Neuter SingularG3588 the
that is lostἀπολωλὸςapolōlosVerb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter SingularG622 I destroy, lose, am perishing
untilἕωςheōsConjunctionG2193 until, as far as
he findsεὕρῃheurēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG2147 I find
itαὐτόautoPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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Ezekiel 34:16 · Ezekiel 34:11–12 · Matthew 18:12–14 · Luke 19:10 · 1 Peter 2:25 · Psalm 119:176 · Ezekiel 34:31 · Jeremiah 50:6 · Isaiah 53:6 · Matthew 12:11 · John 10:15–16 · Ezekiel 34:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.