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Luke 15:22-32

22G3588ButδὲdeG1161the fatherπατὴρpatērG3588 G3962saidG3004toπρὸςprosG4314hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG3588 G1401,Bring forthἐξενέγκατεexenegkateG1627the bestπρώτηνprōtēnG4413robeστολὴνstolēnG3588 G4749,andκαὶkaiG2532putG1746itonG1746himαὐτὸνautonG846;andκαὶkaiG2532putδότεdoteG1325a ringδακτύλιονdaktulionG1146onεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846handχεῖραcheiraG3588 G5495,andκαὶkaiG2532shoesὑποδήματαhupodēmataG5266onεἰςeisG1519hisfeetπόδας,podasG3588 G4228:

23τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532bring hitherφέρετεphereteG5342the fattedσιτευτόν,siteutonG4618calfμόσχονmoschonG3448,and killθύσατε,thusateG2380it;andκαὶkaiG2532let us eatφαγόντεςphagontesG5315,and be merryεὐφρανθῶμεν,euphranthōmenG2165:

24ForὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778myG1473sonὁ υἱόςho huiosG3588 G5207wasἦνēnG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andG2532is alive againἀνέζησεν,anezēsenG326;G2532he wasἦνēnG1510lostἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsG622,andG2532is foundεὑρέθη.heurethēG2147.AndG2532they beganG756to be merryεὐφραίνεσθαι.¶euphrainesthaiG2165.

25ὁhoG3588NowδὲdeG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846elderπρεσβύτεροςpresbuterosG4245sonυἱὸς ὁhuios hoG3588 G5207wasἮνĒnG1510inἐνenG1722the fieldἀγρῷ.agrōG68:andκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613he cameἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064and drew nighἤγγισενēngisenG1448to the houseτῇ οἰκίᾳ,tēa oikiaG3588 G3614,he heardἤκουσενēkousenG191musickσυμφωνίαςsumphōniasG4858andκαὶkaiG2532dancingχορῶν.chorōnG5525.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532he calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520of the servantsτῶν παίδωνtōn paidōnG3588 G3816,and askedἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441whatτίtiG5101these thingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778meantεἴηeiēG1510.

27AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3588 G3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,ὅτιhotiG3754ThyσουsouG4771brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG3588 G80is comeἥκει,hēkeiG2240;andκαὶkaiG2532thyσουsouG4771fatherπατήρpatērG3588 G3962hath killedἔθυσενethusenG2380theG3588 G3448fattedσιτευτόν,siteutonG3588 G4618calfμόσχονmoschonG3588 G3448,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he hath receivedἀπέλαβεν.apelabenG618himαὐτὸνautonG846safe and soundὑγιαίνονταhugiainontaG5198.

28ὁhoG3588AndG1161he was angryὠργίσθηōrgisthēG3710,andκαὶkaiG2532wouldἤθελενēthelenG2309notοὐκoukG3756go inεἰσελθεῖν.eiseltheinG1525:thereforeG3767cameG1831hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherπατὴρpatērG3962outG1831,and intreatedπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

29G3588G3588AndδὲdeG1161he answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004toG3588 G3962hisfatherπατρὶpatriG3588 G3962,LoG3708,these manyτοσαῦταtosautaG5118yearsἔτηetēG2094do I serveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398theeσοιsoiG4771,neitherκαὶkaiG2532transgressed Iπαρῆλθον,parēlthonG3928at any timeοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763thyσουsouG4771commandmentἐντολήνentolēnG1785:andκαὶkaiG2532yet thouG1325neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763gavestG1325meG1473a kidἔριφονeriphonG2056,thatἵναinaG2443I might make merryεὐφρανθῶ.euphranthōG2165withμετὰmetaG3326myG1473friendsφίλωνphilōnG5384:

30G3588G3588ButδὲdeG1161as soon asὅτεhoteG3753thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778thyσουsouG4771sonυἱόςhuiosG3588 G5207was comeἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064,whichG3588hath devouredκαταφαγώνkataphagōnG2719thyσουsouG4771livingβίονbionG3588 G979withμετὰmetaG3326harlotsπορνῶνpornōnG4204,thou hast killedἔθυσαςethusasG2380for himαὐτῷautōG846the fattedσιτευτὸνsiteutonG4618calfμόσχον.¶moschonG3448.

31ὉHoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,thouG4771artεἶ,eiG1510everπάντοτεpantoteG3842withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956that I haveG1699isἐστιν.estinG1510thineG4674.τὰtaG3588

32δὲdeG1161It was meetἔδει,edeiG1163that we should make merryεὐφρανθῆναιeuphranthēnaiG2165,andκαὶkaiG2532be gladχαρῆναιcharēnaiG5463:forὅτιhotiG3754thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778thyσουsouG4771brotherὁ ἀδελφόςho adelphosG3588 G80wasG1510deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532is alive againG326;andκαὶkaiG2532wasG1510lostἀπολωλὼςapolōlōsG622,andκαὶkaiG2532is foundεὑρέθη.¶heurethēG2147.

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