Luke 15:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”
Luke 15:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 15:2029 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἀναστὰςanastasrise
ἦλθενēlthencome / go
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὸνtonthe
πατέραpaterafather, parent
ἑαυτοῦheautoualone, her (own, -self)
ἔτιetiafter that, also, ever
δὲdeand / but
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
μακρὰνmakran(a-)far (off), good (great) way
off
ἀπέχοντοςapechontosbe, have, receive
εἶδενeidenbehold, perceive, see
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
πατὴρpatērfather, parent
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
ἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplanchnisthēhave (be moved with) compassion
καὶkaiand / also
δραμὼνdramōnhave course, run
ἐπέπεσενepepesenfall into (on, upon) lie
on, press upon
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τὸνtonthe
τράχηλονtrachēlonneck
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
κατεφίλησενkatephilēsenkiss
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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