Luke 16:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.”
Luke 16:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 16:2120 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπιθυμῶνepithymōncovet, desire, would fain
χορτασθῆναιchortasthēnaifeed, fill, satisfy
ἀπὸapofrom
τῶνtōnthe
πιπτόντωνpiptontōnfail, fall (down), light on
ἀπὸapofrom
τῆςtēsthe
τραπέζηςtrapezēsbank, meat, table
τοῦtouthe
πλουσίουplousiourich
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
καὶkaiand / also
οἱhoithe
κύνεςkynesdog
ἐρχόμενοιerchomenoicome / go
ἐπέλειχονepeleichon
τὰtathe
ἕλκηhelkēsore
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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