Luke 15:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.”
Luke 15:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 15:1221 words
καὶkaiand / also
εἶπενeipensay
ὁhothe
νεώτεροςneōterosnew, young
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
τῷtōthe
πατρίpatrifather, parent
ΠάτερPaterfather, parent
δόςdosgive
μοιmoiI
τὸtothe
ἐπιβάλλονepiballonbeat into, cast
(up-)on, fall
μέροςmerosbehalf, course, coast
τῆςtēsthe
οὐσίαςousiasgoods, substance
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
διεῖλενdieilendivide
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
τὸνtonthe
βίονbiongood, life, living
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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