Luke 15:32 — King James Version← Study notes
“It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.”
Luke 15:32 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 15:3218 words
εὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnaifare, make glad, be (make) merry
δὲdeand / but
καὶkaiand / also
χαρῆναιcharēnaifarewell, be glad, God speed
ἔδειedeibind, be in bonds, knit
ὅτιhotithat / because
ὁhothe
ἀδελφόςadelphosbrother
σουsouyou
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
νεκρὸςnekrosdead
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
ἔζησενezēsenlife(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick
καὶkaiand / also
ἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsdestroy / perish
καὶkaiand / also
εὑρέθηheurethēfind, get, obtain
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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