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Luke 15:12

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And he said, A certain man had two sons:	And the younger of them said to [his] father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth [to me]. And he divided unto them [his] living.	And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 the younger^G3501 of them^G846 said^G2036 to his father^G3962, Father^G3962, give^G1325 me^G3427 the portion^G3313 of goods^G3776 that falleth^G1911 to me. And^G2532 he divided^G1244 unto them^G846 his living^G979.

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Original Greek

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ νεώτερος αὐτῶν τῷ πατρί, Πάτερ, δός μοι τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας. καὶ διεῖλεν αὐτοῖς τὸν βίον.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
εἶπεν	eipen	G2036	V-2AAI-3S	said
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
νεώτερος	neōteros	G3501	A-NSM-C	the younger
αὐτῶν	autōn	G846	P-GPM	of them
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
πατρί,	patri	G3962	N-DSM	to [his] father
Πάτερ,	Pater	G3962	N-VSM	Father
δός	dos	G1325	V-2AAM-2S	give
μοι	moi	G3427	P-1DS	me
τὸ	to	G3588	T-ASN	the
ἐπιβάλλον	epiballon	G1911	V-PAP-ASN	that falleth
μέρος	meros	G3313	N-ASN	portion
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
οὐσίας.	ousias	G3776	N-GSF	of goods
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
διεῖλεν	dieilen	G1244	V-2AAI-3S	he divided
αὐτοῖς	autois	G846	P-DPM	unto them
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
βίον.	bion	G979	N-ASM	living

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G979 — βίος (bíos, bee'-os): life, manner of life, livelihood — a primary word; life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood:--good, life, living.
• G1244 — διαιρέω (diairéō, dee-ahee-reh'-o): I divide, distribute — from διά and αἱρέομαι; to separate, i.e. distribute:--divide.
• G1325 — δίδωμι (dídōmi, did'-o-mee): I offer, give — a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses); to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection):--adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
• G1911 — ἐπιβάλλω (epibállō, ep-ee-bal'-lo): I throw upon, lay, strike upon — from ἐπί and βάλλω; to throw upon (literal or figurative, transitive or reflexive; usually with more or less force); specially (with ἑαυτοῦ implied) to reflect; impersonally, to belong to:--beat into, cast (up-)on, fall, lay (on), put (unto), stretch forth, think on.
• G2036 — ἔπω (épō, ep'-o): a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from ἐρέω, ῥέω, and φημί); to speak or say (by word or writing):--answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare λέγω.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3313 — μέρος (méros, mer'-os): a part, portion — from an obsolete but more primary form of (to get as a section or allotment); a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application):--behalf, course, coast, craft, particular (+ -ly), part (+ -ly), piece, portion, respect, side, some sort(-what).
• G3427 — μοί (moí, moy): the simpler form of ἐμοί; to me:--I, me, mine, my.
• G3501 — νέος (néos, neh'-os): young, new, fresh — including the comparative  ; a primary word; "new", i.e. (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate:--new, young.
• G3776 — οὐσία (ousía, oo-see'-ah): property, wealth — from the feminine of ὤν; substance, i.e. property (possessions):--goods, substance.
• G3962 — πατήρ (patḗr, pat-ayr'): father, Father, ancestor — apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote):--father, parent.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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