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Andκαὶwhen she has found it,εὑροῦσαshe calls togetherσυγκαλεῖher friendsτὰς φίλαςandκαὶneighbors,γείτοναςsaying,λέγουσα‘Rejoice withΣυγχάρητέme,μοιforὅτιI have foundεὗρονthe drachmaτὴν δραχμὴνthatἣνI had lost.’ἀπώλεσα
Luke 15:9
Study it in the app“And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma that I had lost.’”
The woman seeks her coin: joy in heaven over one who returnsTurning back to God
With the Greek beneath
Luke 15:9, word by word
- when she has found itεὑροῦσαheurousa
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurousa” appears- she calls togetherσυγκαλεῖsynkalei
call together
Call together, assemble.
Where else “synkalei” appears- her friendsφίλαςphilas
friend
Friend.
Where else “philas” appears- neighborsγείτοναςgeitonas
neighbor
Neighbor.
Where else “geitonas” appears- sayingλέγουσαlegousa
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousa” appears- ‘Rejoice withΣυγχάρητέSyncharēte
rejoice with
Rejoice with someone, share their joy.
Where else “Syncharēte” appears- the drachmaδραχμὴνdrachmēn
drachma
Drachma: a Greek silver coin, worth about a day's wage.
Where else “drachmēn” appears- I had lost.’ἀπώλεσαapōlesa
lose
To be left without something or someone one had.
Where else “apōlesa” appears
The context
8Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
9 · This verse (above)
10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who changes his mind.”
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)