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← Luke 15 · ← verse 16 · verse 18 →

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

εἰςeisTo

Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 1

ἑαυτὸνhe'autonhimself

Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438

Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 3rd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-3ASM)

Meaning: themself — ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi. -ῶν, etc. (Att. contr. αὑτοῦ, etc); reflex pron.; 1. prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.: Mat.27:42, Mrk.15:31,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 329 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1438; TFLSJ G1438; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 2

δὲdehowever

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 3

ἐλθὼνelthōnhaving come

Lemma: ἔρχομαι (erchomai) · Strong's: G2064

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)

Meaning: to come/go — ἔρχομαι, ; [in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ; ] ; 1. to come; (a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mat.8:9, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:27,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 639 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2064; TFLSJ G2064; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 4

ἔφη·ephēhe was saying;

Lemma: φημί (phēmi) · Strong's: G5346

Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)

Meaning: to assert — φημί ; [in LXX chiefly for נָאַם, also for אָמַר; frequently in 2-4 Mac ; ] ; to declare, say: frequently in quoting the words of another, Mat.13:29 26:61, Luk.7:40 22:58, Jhn.1:23, al.; interjected into the recorded…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 67 times. Also: Matthew 4:7, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 13:28, Matthew 13:29, Matthew 14:8, Matthew 17:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5346; TFLSJ G5346; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 5

πόσοιposoiHow many

Lemma: πόσος (posos) · Strong's: G4214

Parsing: Correlative or Interrogative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (Q-NPM)

Meaning: how much/many? — πόσος, -η, -ον ; adj. of number, magnitude, degree, etc., ; how much, how great, how many: Mat.6:23, 2Co.7:11; of time, Mrk.9:21; neut., absol., Luk.16:5, 7; dative, πόσῳ, adverbially, how much, Mat.12:12; id. before…

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Used 27 times. Also: Matthew 6:23, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 15:34, Matthew 16:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4214; TFLSJ G4214; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 6

μίσθιοιmisthioihired servants

Lemma: μίσθιος (misthios) · Strong's: G3407

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)

Meaning: hired worker — μίσθιος, -α, -ον; (also -ος, -ον), [in LXX: Lev.19:13 A Lev.25:50, Job.7:1 (שָׂכִיר), Tob.5:11, Sir.7:10 31:22 37:11 * ; ] ; hired; as subst., ὁ μ., a hired servant: Luk.15:17, 19 15:21 (Anth., Plut.).†; (AS)

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Used 2 times. Also: Luke 15:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3407; TFLSJ G3407; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 7

τοῦtouof the

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)

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.,…

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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 15:17 word 8

πατρόςpatrosfather

Lemma: πατήρ (patēr) · Strong's: G3962

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)

Meaning: father — πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ; ] ; a father; 1. prop., ; (a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.),…

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Used 420 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3962; TFLSJ G3962; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 9

μουmouof mine

Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Singular (P-1GS)

Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)

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Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 10

περισσεύονταιperisseuontaihave abundance

Lemma: περισσεύω (perisseuō) · Strong's: G4052

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PMI-3P)

Meaning: to exceed — περισσεύω; (περισσός), [in LXX: 1Ki.2:33 (מַרְבִּית), 1Ki.2:36 Ecc.3:19 (יָתַר ni., יוׄתֵר), Tob.4:16, Sir.10:27 11:12 19:24, Sir 30:38 (Sir.33:29), 1Ma.3:30 * ; ] ; I. Prop., intrans., ; 1. of things, to be over and…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 39 times. Also: Matthew 5:20, Matthew 13:12, Matthew 14:20, Matthew 15:37, Matthew 25:29, Mark 12:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4052; TFLSJ G4052; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 11

ἄρτων,artōnof bread,

Lemma: ἄρτος (artos) · Strong's: G0740

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)

Meaning: bread — ἄρτος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for לֶחֶם ; ] ; bread, a loaf: Mat.4:3, 4 Mrk.3:20, al.; ἄρτοι τ. προθέσεως, bread of the setting forth, i.e. the shewbread. Metaphorical, ὁ ἄ. τ. θεοῦ, τ. ζωῆς, ref. to Christ,…

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Used 99 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 6:11, Matthew 7:9, Matthew 12:4, Matthew 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0740; TFLSJ G0740; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 12

ἐγὼegōI myself

Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Singular (P-1NS)

Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 13

δὲdehowever

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 14

λιμῷlimōwith hunger

Lemma: λιμός (limos) · Strong's: G3042

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: hunger — λιμός, -οῦ, ὁ; (so in Att..; in Dor. ἡ, and so sometimes in LXX, see Th., Gr., 146; in NT: Luk.15:14, Act.11:28; cf. M, Pr., 60), [in LXX chiefly for רָעָב ; ] ; hunger, famine: Luk.4:25 15:14, 17, Act.7:11" (LXX)…

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Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:8, Luke 4:25, Luke 15:14, Luke 21:11, Acts 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3042; TFLSJ G3042; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 15

ὧδεhōdehere

Lemma: ὧδε (hōde) · Strong's: G5602

Parsing: Adverb (ADV)

Meaning: here — ὧδε, adv., ; [in LXX for חֲלֹם ,פֹּה ,הִנֶּה, etc. ; ] ; 1. prop., of manner, so (Hom., al.). ; 2. In poets (rarely) and late writers, of place, ; (a) hither (BL, §25, 2): Mat.8:29, Mrk.11:3, Luk.9:41, Jhn.6:25, al.;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 63 times. Also: Matthew 8:29, Matthew 12:6, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42, Matthew 14:8, Matthew 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5602; TFLSJ G5602; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 16

ἀπόλλυμαι.apollumaiam perishing!

Lemma: ἀπολλύω (apolluō) · Strong's: G0622

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PMI-1S)

Meaning: to destroy — ἀπ-όλλυμι and ἀπολλύω ; [in LXX for אָבַד, etc. (38 words in all)]. ; 1. Act., ; 1 to destroy utterly, destroy, kill: Mk 124, 922, al.; τ. ψνχήν, Mat.10:28, al.; 2 to lose utterly: Mat.10:42, al.; metaphorically, of…

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Used 94 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 8:25, Matthew 9:17, Matthew 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0622; TFLSJ G0622; TAGNT Luke 15:17 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Finally→δέ G1161 then
he came→ἔρχομαι G2064 to come/go
to→εἰς G1519 toward
his senses→ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself
[and] said→φημί G5346 to assert
How many→πόσος G4214 how much/many?
of→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
my→ἐγώ G1473 I/we
father’s→πατήρ G3962 father
hired servants→μίσθιος G3407 hired worker
have plenty→περισσεύω G4052 to exceed
of food→ἄρτος G0740 bread
but→δέ G1161 then
here→ὧδε G5602 here
I {am}→ἐγώ G1473 I/we
starving→λιμός G3042 hunger
to death→ἀπολλύω G0622 to destroy

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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