Luke 15:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!”
Luke 15:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 15:1717 words
εἰςeisinto / to
ἑαυτὸνheautonalone, her (own, -self)
δὲdeand / but
ἐλθὼνelthōncome / go
ἔφηephēaffirm, say
ΠόσοιPosoihow great (long, many), what
μίσθιοιmisthioihired servant
τοῦtouthe
πατρόςpatrosfather, parent
μουmouI
περισσεύονταιperisseuontai(make, more) abound, (have
ἄρτωνartōn(shew-)bread, loaf
ἐγὼegōI
δὲdeand / but
λιμῷlimōdearth, famine, hunger
ὧδεhōdehere, hither, (in) this place
ἀπόλλυμαιapollymaidestroy / perish
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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