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?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τίς | Tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| among | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| he has | ἔχων | echōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| a hundred | ἑκατὸν | hekaton | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1540 one hundred |
| sheep | πρόβατα | probata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4263 a sheep |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| loses | ἀπολέσας | apolesas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
| one | ἓν | hen | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1520 one |
| of | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| leave | καταλείπει | kataleipei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2641 I leave behind, abandon |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| ninety-nine | ἐνενήκοντα | enenēkonta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1768 ninety |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| pasture | ἐρήμῳ | erēmō | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G2048 deserted, desolate, a desert |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| go | πορεύεται | poreuetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| after | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| that is lost | ἀπολωλὸς | apolōlos | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
| until | ἕως | heōs | Conjunction | G2193 until, as far as |
| he finds | εὕρῃ | heurē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2147 I find |
| it | αὐτό | auto | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
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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.