Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. Young's Literal Translation but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.’ King James Bible It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. Greek Butδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. it was fitting ἔδει (edei) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1163: Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary. to celebrate εὐφρανθῆναι (euphranthēnai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Strong's 2165: From eu and phren; to put in a good frame of mind, i.e. Rejoice. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. rejoice, χαρῆναι (charēnai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Strong's 5463: A primary verb; to be 'cheer'ful, i.e. Calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation, be well. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. this οὗτος (houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. brother ἀδελφός (adelphos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. of yours σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. dead νεκρὸς (nekros) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. is alive again; ἔζησεν (ezēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. he was lost ἀπολωλὼς (apolōlōs) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 622: From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. is found.’” εὑρέθη (heurethē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. |
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