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Nowδὲhisαὐτοῦolderὁ πρεσβύτεροςsonὁ υἱὸςwasἮνinἐνthe field;ἀγρῷandκαὶasὡςhe cameἐρχόμενοςanddrew nearἤγγισενto the house,τῇ οἰκίᾳhe heardἤκουσενmusicσυμφωνίαςandκαὶdancing.χορῶν
Luke 15:25
Study it in the app“Now his older son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 15:25, word by word
- olderπρεσβύτεροςpresbyteros
older
A person older than others, or advanced in years.
Where else “presbyteros” appears- sonυἱὸςhuios
son
A son.
Where else “huios” appears- wasἮνĒn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “Ēn” appears- the fieldἀγρῷagrōi
field
Land that is sown or worked and belongs to someone.
Where else “agrōi” appears- he cameἐρχόμενοςerchomenos
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenos” appears- drew nearἤγγισενēngisen
come near
Come near, draw near; be at hand.
Where else “ēngisen” appears- to the houseοἰκίᾳoikiai
house
The building where a family lives.
Where else “oikiai” appears- he heardἤκουσενēkousen
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousen” appears- musicσυμφωνίαςsymphōnias
music
Music.
Where else “symphōnias” appears- dancingχορῶνchorōn
dancing
Dancing, a group of dancers.
Where else “chorōn” appears
The context
24because this son of mine was dead and has come back to life; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.
25 · This verse (above)
26And calling over one of the servants, he asked what these things might be.
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)