Luke 15:24 — King James Version← Study notes
“For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.”
Luke 15:24 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 15:2416 words
ὅτιhotithat / because
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ὁhothe
υἱόςhyiosson
μουmouI
νεκρὸςnekrosdead
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
ἀνέζησενanezēsen(be a-)live again, revive
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
ἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsdestroy / perish
καὶkaiand / also
εὑρέθηheurethēfind, get, obtain
καὶkaiand / also
ἤρξαντοērxantoreign
(rule) over
εὐφραίνεσθαιeuphrainesthaifare, make glad, be (make) merry
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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