Greek Interlinear

Luke 15:16 Interlinear

And he would fain have filled belly unto him with the husks that did eat the swine And no man gave unto him

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1καὶG2532Andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
2ἐπεθύμειG1937he would fainto set the heart upon, i.e., long for (rightfully or otherwise)
3γεμίσαιG1072have filledto fill entirely
4τὴνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
5κοιλίανG2836bellya cavity, i.e., (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
6αὐτῷG846unto himthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
7ἀπὸG575with"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
8τῶνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
9κερατίωνG2769the huskssomething horned, i.e., (specially) the pod of the carob-tree
10ὧνG3739thatthe relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
11ἤσθιονG2068did eatused only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by g5315; to eat (usually literal)
12οἱG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
13χοῖροιG5519the swinea hog
14καὶG2532Andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
15οὐδεὶςG3762no mannot even one (man, woman or thing), i.e., none, nobody, nothing
16ἐδίδουG1325gaveto give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
17αὐτῷG846unto himthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

Verse Context

Luke 15:15And he went and joined himself to a citizen...
Luke 15:16 (current)And he would fain have filled belly unto him with the husks that did eat the swine And no man gave unto him
Luke 15:17to himself And when he came he said How many...

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