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

GreekMeaning

καὶkai

AndwordG2532

ἀναστὰςanastas

having risen upverbG450

ἦλθενēlthen

he wentverbG2064

πρὸςpros

toprepositionG4314

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

πατέραpatera

fathernounG3962

ἑαυτοῦheautou

alone, her (own, -self)pronounG1438

ἔτιeti

StilladverbG2089

δὲde

nowwordG1161

αὐτοῦautou

hepronounG846

μακρὰνmakran

faradverbG3112

ἀπέχοντοςapechontos

being distantverbG568

εἶδενeiden

behold, perceive, seeverbG3708

αὐτὸνauton

himpronounG846

ὁho

thearticleG3588

πατὴρpatēr

fathernounG3962

αὐτοῦautou

of himpronounG846

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplanchnisthē

was moved with compassionverbG4697

καὶkai

andwordG2532

δραμὼνdramōn

having runverbG5143

ἐπέπεσενepepesen

he fellverbG1968

ἐπὶepi

uponprepositionG1909

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

τράχηλονtrachēlon

necknounG5137

αὐτοῦautou

of himpronounG846

καὶkai

andwordG2532

κατεφίλησενkatephilēsen

he kissedverbG2705

αὐτόνauton

himpronounG846

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Running to Embrace

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his father, threw his arms around him and kissed him. T...