Luke 15:29 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:”
Luke 15:29 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 15:2928 words
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisanswer
εἶπενeipensay
τῷtōthe
πατρὶpatrifather, parent
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἸδοὺIdoubehold
τοσαῦταtosautaas large, so great (long, many
ἔτηetēyear
δουλεύωdouleuōbe in bondage, (do) serve(-ice)
σοιsoiyou
καὶkaiand / also
οὐδέποτεoudepoteneither
at any time, never, nothing at an…
ἐντολήνentolēncommandment, precept
σουsouyou
παρῆλθονparēlthoncome (forth), go, pass (away
καὶkaiand / also
ἐμοὶemoiI
οὐδέποτεoudepoteneither
at any time, never, nothing at an…
ἔδωκαςedōkasgive
ἔριφονeriphongoat, kid
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
μετὰmetaafter(-ward), he again, against
τῶνtōnthe
φίλωνphilōnfriend
μουmouI
εὐφρανθῶeuphranthōfare, make glad, be (make) merry
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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