Greek Interlinear
Luke 15:17 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Luke 15:17, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“to himself And when he came he said How many hired servants father's of my enough and to spare have bread I And with hunger perish”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἰς | G1519 | to | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 2 | ἑαυτὸν | G1438 | himself | (him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc |
| 3 | δὲ | G1161 | And | but, and, etc |
| 4 | ἐλθὼν | G2064 | when he came | to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 5 | εἶπεν | G2036 | he said | to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| 6 | Πόσοι | G4214 | How many | interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many) |
| 7 | μίσθιοι | G3407 | hired servants | a wage-earner |
| 8 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 9 | πατρός | G3962 | father's | a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) |
| 10 | μου | G3450 | of my | of me |
| 11 | περισσεύουσιν | G4052 | enough and to spare | to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel |
| 12 | ἄρτων | G740 | have bread | bread (as raised) or a loaf |
| 13 | ἐγὼ | G1473 | I | i, me |
| 14 | δὲ | G1161 | And | but, and, etc |
| 15 | λιμῷ | G3042 | with hunger | a scarcity of food |
| 16 | ἀπόλλυμαι | G622 | perish | to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively |
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