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andκαὶlongingἐπιθυμῶνto be fedχορτασθῆναιwithἀπὸwhat fellτῶν πιπτόντωνfromἀπὸthe rich man’sτοῦ πλουσίουtable;τῆς τραπέζηςbutἀλλὰevenκαὶthe dogsοἱ κύνεςwould comeἐρχόμενοιandlickἐπέλειχονhis sores.τὰ ἕλκη αὐτοῦ
Luke 16:21
Study it in the app“and longing to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table; but even the dogs would come and lick his sores.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 16:21, word by word
- longingἐπιθυμῶνepithymōn
long for
To have one's heart set on something and want it strongly.
Where else “epithymōn” appears- to be fedχορτασθῆναιchortasthēnai
feed, satisfy
Satisfy, feed until full.
Where else “chortasthēnai” appears- what fellπιπτόντωνpiptontōn
fall
To go from above down to the ground.
Where else “piptontōn” appears- the rich man’sπλουσίουplousiou
rich
Someone with many possessions.
Where else “plousiou” appears- tableτραπέζηςtrapezēs
table
The piece of furniture one eats at, and the food on it.
Where else “trapezēs” appears- the dogsκύνεςkynes
dog
Dog; in the Bible, an unclean animal of the streets.
Where else “kynes” appears- would comeἐρχόμενοιerchomenoi
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenoi” appears- lickἐπέλειχονepeleichon
lick
Lick.
Where else “epeleichon” appears- his soresἕλκηhelkē
sore
Sore, ulcer, wound.
Where else “helkē” appears
The context
20And a certain poor man named Lazarus had been laid at his gate, covered with sores,
21 · This verse (above)
22And it happened that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.
To study Luke 16 in a group
1. What it says
In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, how did each of them live, and how does Abraham answer the rich man when he asks for help? (vv. 19-31)
2. What it means
Jesus says no one can serve two masters, God and wealth (v. 13). What does he show through the story of the manager? (vv. 1-12)
3. How I live it
The rich man did not notice the poor man at his gate (vv. 19-21). Who is near you that you may not be truly seeing?