Bible Verse Dictionary
Luke 15:16 - Fain
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| he would fain | G1937 | ἐπιθυμέω |
[Verb] to set the heart upon that is long for (rightfully or otherwise) |
| have filled | G1072 | γεμίζω |
[Verb] to fill entirely |
| his | G848 | αὑτοῦ |
self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation) |
| belly | G2836 | κοιλία |
[Noun Feminine] a cavity that is (specifically) the abdomen; by implication the matrix; figuratively the heart |
| with | G575 | ἀπό |
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| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| husks | G2769 | κεράτιον |
[Noun Neuter] something horned that is (specifically) the pod of the carob tree |
| that | G3739 | ὅς |
the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun who: which what that |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| swine | G5519 | χοῖρος |
[Noun Masculine] a hog |
| did eat | G2068 | ἐσθίω |
[Verb] used only in certain tenses the rest being supplied by G5315; to eat (usually literally) |
| and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| no man | G3762 | οὐδείς |
not even one (man woman or thing) that is none: nobody nothing |
| gave | G1325 | δίδωμι |
[Verb] to give (used in a very wide application properly or by implication literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection) |
| unto him | G846 | αὐτός |
backward); the reflexive pronoun self used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.