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And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
καὶkaiAnd
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 1
ἐπεθύμειepethumeihe was longing
Lemma: ἐπιθυμέω (epithumeō) · Strong's: G1937
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
Meaning: to long for — ἐπιθυμέω, -ῶ; (θυμός), [in LXX chiefly for אָוָה pi., hithp.; also for חָמַד, etc. ; ] ; to set one's heart upon, desire, lust after, covet: absol., Jas.4:2, Rom.7:7 13:9" (LXX), 1Co.10:6 (of. 4Ma.2:6); before κατά…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 5:28, Matthew 13:17, Luke 16:21, Luke 17:22, Luke 22:15, Acts 20:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1937; TFLSJ G1937; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 2
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 3
κοιλίανkoilianstomach
Lemma: κοιλία (koilia) · Strong's: G2836
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: belly/womb/stomach — κοιλία, -ας, ἡ; (κοῖλος, hollow), [in LXX chiefly for בֶּטֶן, מֵעֶה, קֶרֶב, Deu.7:13, 2Ki.7:12, Gen.41:21, al.; also (Job.3:11 10:18 31:15 38:8) for רֶחֶם ; ] ; 1. the belly (stomach or intestines or both): Mat.12:40…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 23 times. Also: Matthew 12:40, Matthew 15:17, Matthew 19:12, Mark 7:19, Luke 1:15, Luke 1:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2836; TFLSJ G2836; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 4
αὐτοῦautouof him
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 5
τῶνtōnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (T-GPN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 6
κερατίωνkeratiōnpods
Lemma: κεράτιον (keration) · Strong's: G2769
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (N-GPN)
Meaning: husk — κεράτιον, -ου, τό; (dimin. of κέρας), ; 1. a little horn (Arist.). ; 2. In pl. (the fruit of the κερατέα), carob-pods: Luk.15:16.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2769; TFLSJ G2769; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 7
ὧνhōnthat
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (R-GPN)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 8
ἤσθιονēsthionwere eating
Lemma: ἐσθίω (esthiō) · Strong's: G2068
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IAI-3P)
Meaning: to eat — ἐσθίω, and (poet, and late prose) ἔσθω, ; [in LXX chiefly for אכל ; ] ; to eat; (a) absol.: Mat.14:20, 21 Mrk.6:31, Jhn.4:31, al.; ἐν τ. φαγεῖν (on this aor. form, see M, Pr., 111), 1Co.11:21; διδόναι φαγεῖν, with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 65 times. Also: Matthew 9:11, Matthew 11:18, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 12:1, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2068; TFLSJ G2068; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 9
οἱhoithe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 10
χοῖροι,choiroipigs,
Lemma: χοῖρος (choiros) · Strong's: G5519
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: pig — χοῖρος, -ου, ὁ ; [in Sm.: Isa.65:4 66:3 ; ] ; a swine: pl., Mat.7:6 8:30-32, Mrk.5:11-13, 16, Luk.8:32-33 15:15-16 †; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 7:6, Matthew 8:30, Matthew 8:31, Matthew 8:32, Mark 5:11, Mark 5:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5519; TFLSJ G5519; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 11
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 12
οὐδεὶςoudeisno [one]
Lemma: οὐδείς (oudeis) · Strong's: G3762
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: none — οὐδείς, -δεμία, -δέν (also in WH, txt., the Hellenistic forms -θείς, -θέν, Luk.22:35 23:14, Act.15:9 19:27 26:26, 1Co.13:2, 2Co.11:8; cf. BL, §6, 7; M, Pr., 56n, Thackeray, Gr., 58), related to μηδείς as οὐ to μή, ; no,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 235 times. Also: Matthew 5:13, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 8:10, Matthew 9:16, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 11:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3762; TFLSJ G3762; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 13
ἐδίδουedidouwas giving
Lemma: δίδωμι (didōmi) · Strong's: G1325
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
Meaning: to give — δίδωμι, ; [in LXX chiefly for נָתַן (53 words in all) ; ] ; to give—in various senses, accusative to context—bestow, grant, supply, deliver, commit, yield: absol., Act.20:35; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 413 times. Also: Matthew 4:9, Matthew 5:31, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 6:11, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1325; TFLSJ G1325; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 14
αὐτῷ.¶autōto him.
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 15:16 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He longed | → | ἐπιθυμέω G1937 to long for |
| to fill | → | γεμίζω G1072 to fill |
| his | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| belly | → | κοιλία G2836 belly/womb/stomach |
| with | → | ἐκ G1537 out from |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| pods | → | κεράτιον G2769 husk |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| pigs | → | χοῖρος G5519 pig |
| were eating | → | ἐσθίω G2068 to eat |
| but | → | καί G2532 and |
| no one | → | οὐδείς G3762 none |
| would give | → | δίδωμι G1325 to give |
| him [ a thing ] | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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