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Andκαὶhe was longingἐπεθύμειto fillγεμίσαιhis stomachτὴν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦwithἀπὸthe carob podsτῶν κερατίωνthatὧνthe pigsοἱ χοῖροιwere eating,ἤσθιονandκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςwas givingἐδίδουanythingto him.αὐτῷ
Luke 15:16
Study it in the app“And he was longing to fill his stomach with the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.”
The father welcomes the son who returned and throws a feastForgiveness
With the Greek beneath
Luke 15:16, word by word
- he was longingἐπεθύμειepethymei
long for
To have one's heart set on something and want it strongly.
Where else “epethymei” appears- to fillγεμίσαιgemisai
fill
Fill, be filled.
Where else “gemisai” appears- his stomachκοιλίανkoilian
belly
The gut, or appetite.
Where else “koilian” appears- the carob podsκερατίωνkeratiōn
carob pod
Carob pod: the fruit of the carob tree, used to feed pigs.
Where else “keratiōn” appears- the pigsχοῖροιchoiroi
pig
Pig, an unclean animal under the Law.
Where else “choiroi” appears- were eatingἤσθιονēsthion
eat
Eat.
Where else “ēsthion” appears- was givingἐδίδουedidou
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edidou” appears
The context
15And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
16 · This verse (above)
17But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough bread, but I am perishing here with hunger!
To study Luke 15 in a group
1. What it says
What does the father do when he sees the younger son returning from far away, and what does the older son do when he finds out? (vv. 20-30)
2. What it means
The three parables are about something lost that is found. What do the shepherd, the woman and the father have in common? (vv. 4-10, 20-24)
3. How I live it
The older son was angry about the feast, and his father pleaded with him to come in. With whom do you find it hard to rejoice today? (vv. 28-32)