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Luke 15:17

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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.	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!	I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G1161 when he came^G2064 to^G1519 himself^G1438, he said^G2036, How many^G4214 hired servants^G3407 of my^G3450 father's^G3962 have bread^G740 enough and to spare^G4052, and^G1161 I^G1473 perish^G622 with hunger^G3042!

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Original Greek

εἰς ἑαυτὸν δὲ ἐλθὼν εἶπε, Πόσοι μίσθιοι τοῦ πατρός μου περισσεύουσιν ἄρτων, ἐγὼ δὲ λιμῷ ἀπόλλυμαι·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	to
ἑαυτὸν	heauton	G1438	F-3ASM	himself
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	And
ἐλθὼν	elthōn	G2064	V-2AAP-NSM	when he came
εἶπε,	eipe	G2036	V-2AAI-3S	he said
Πόσοι	Posoi	G4214	Q-NPM	How many
μίσθιοι	misthioi	G3407	A-NPM	hired servants
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
πατρός	patros	G3962	N-GSM	father's
μου	mou	G3450	P-1GS	of my
περισσεύουσιν	perisseuousin	G4052	V-PAI-3P	enough and to spare
ἄρτων,	artōn	G740	N-GPM	have bread
ἐγὼ	egō	G1473	P-1NS	I
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	and
λιμῷ	limō	G3042	N-DSM	with hunger
ἀπόλλυμαι·	apollumai	G622	V-PMI-1S	perish

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G622 — ἀπόλλυμι (apóllymi, ap-ol'-loo-mee): I destroy, lose, am perishing — from ἀπό and the base of ὄλεθρος; to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively:--destroy, die, lose, mar, perish.
• G740 — ἄρτος (ártos, ar'-tos): bread, a loaf, food — from αἴρω; bread (as raised) or a loaf:--(shew-)bread, loaf.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1438 — ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, heh-ow-too'): himself, herself, itself — from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of αὐτός; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
• G1473 — ἐγώ (egṓ, eg-o'): I — a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see ἐμέ, ἐμοί, ἐμοῦ, ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς, ἡμῖν, ἡμῶν, etc.
• G1519 — εἰς (eis, ice): into, in, among, till, for — a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
• 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.
• G2064 — ἔρχομαι (érchomai, er'-khom-ahee): I come, go — middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
• G3042 — λιμός (limós, lee-mos'): a famine, hunger — probably from λείπω (through the idea of destitution); a scarcity of food:--dearth, famine, hunger.
• G3407 — μίσθιος (místhios, mis'-thee-os): a paid worker — from μισθός; a wage-earner:--hired servant.
• G3450 — μοῦ (moû, moo): the simpler form of ἐμοῦ; of me:--I, me, mine (own), my.
• G3962 — πατήρ (patḗr, pat-ayr'): father, Father, ancestor — apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote):--father, parent.
• G4052 — περισσεύω (perisseúō, per-is-syoo'-o): I exceed, am left over — from περισσός; to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel:--(make, more) abound, (have, have more) abundance (be more) abundant, be the better, enough and to spare, exceed, excel, increase, be left, redound, remain (over and above).
• G4214 — πόσος (pósos, pos'-os): how much, how great, how many — from an absolute (who, what) and ὅς; interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many):--how great (long, many), what.

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.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• How — Lamentations 1:7, Luke 15:18-19
• when — Psalms 73:20, Ecclesiastes 9:3, Jeremiah 31:19, Ezekiel 18:28, Luke 8:35, Luke 16:23, Acts 2:37, Acts 16:29, Acts 16:30, Acts 26:11-19, Ephesians 2:4-5, Ephesians 5:14, Titus 3:4-6, James 1:16-18

Reciprocal references (28): Deuteronomy 30:1, 1 Kings 8:47, 2 Kings 7:4, 2 Chronicles 6:37, Job 36:9, Psalms 32:5, Psalms 50:22, Psalms 73:28, Psalms 119:59, Proverbs 21:29, Proverbs 27:7, Ecclesiastes 7:14, Isaiah 29:24, Isaiah 46:8, Jeremiah 8:6, Ezekiel 18:14, Hosea 2:7, Haggai 1:5, Haggai 2:18, Matthew 21:29, Mark 14:72, Acts 12:11, Romans 2:4, Romans 6:21, Romans 10:3, 2 Corinthians 7:9, 2 Timothy 1:7, 2 Timothy 2:26

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HOME, PRODIGAL SON, PARABLE OF, SPIRITUAL SANITY
• Torrey’s: AFFLICTIONS MADE BENEFICIAL, SERVANTS
• Nave’s: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES, EMPLOYEE, GOD, JESUS, THE CHRIST, JOY, PENITENT, PRODIGAL SON, READINGS, SELECT, REPENTANCE, SALVATION, SERVANT, SIN, YOUNG MEN

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