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ἢ ē • or

τίς tis • what

γυνὴ gunē • woman

δραχμὰς drachmas • coin

ἔχουσα echousa • has

δέκα deka • ten

ἐὰν ean • if

ἀπολέσῃ apolesē • loses

δραχμὴν drachmēn • coin

μίαν, mian • one

οὐχὶ ouchi • not

ἅπτει aptei • light

λύχνον luchnon • lamp

καὶ kai • and

σαροῖ saroi • sweep

τὴν tēn • the

οἰκίαν oikian • house

καὶ kai • and

ζητεῖ zētei • search

ἐπιμελῶς epimelōs • carefully

ἕως eōs • until

οὗ ou • one

εὕρῃ; eurē • finds

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καὶ kai • and

εὑροῦσα eurousa • found

συγκαλεῖ sunkalei • call together

τὰς tas • the

φίλας philas • friends

καὶ kai • and

γείτονας geitonas • neighbors

λέγουσα· legousa • saying

συγχάρητέ suncharēte • rejoice

μοι, moi • me

ὅτι oti • for

εὗρον euron • found

τὴν tēn • the

δραχμὴν drachmēn • coin

ἣν ēn • which

ἀπώλεσα. apōlesa • lost

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οὕτως, outōs • Likewise

λέγω legō • tell

ὑμῖν, umin • you

γίνεται ginetai • happen

χαρὰ chara • joy

ἐνώπιον enōpion • presence

τῶν tōn • the

ἀγγέλων angelōn • angels

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • God

ἐπὶ epi • over

ἑνὶ eni • one

ἁμαρτωλῷ amartōlō • sinner

μετανοοῦντι. metanoounti • repents

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Εἶπεν eipen • said

δέ· de • And

ἄνθρωπός anthrōpos • man

τις tis • certain

εἶχεν eichen • had

δύο duo • two

υἱούς. uious • sons

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καὶ kai • And

εἶπεν eipen • said

ὁ o • the

νεώτερος neōteros • younger

αὐτῶν autōn • them

τῷ tō • the

πατρί· patri • father

πάτερ, pater • father

δός dos • give

μοι moi • me

τὸ to • the

ἐπιβάλλον epiballon • falls

μέρος meros • share

τῆς tēs • the

οὐσίας. ousias • estate

ὁ o • the

δὲ de • so

διεῖλεν dieilen • divided

αὐτοῖς autois • them

τὸν ton • the

βίον. bion • wealth

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καὶ kai • and

μετ' met • later

οὐ ou • not

πολλὰς pollas • many

ἡμέρας ēmeras • days

συναγαγὼν sunagagōn • gathered

πάντα panta • everything

ὁ o • the

νεώτερος neōteros • younger

υἱὸς uios • son

ἀπεδήμησεν apedēmēsen • journey

εἰς eis • into

χώραν chōran • country

μακράν makran • distant

καὶ kai • and

ἐκεῖ ekei • there

διεσκόρπισεν dieskorpisen • squandered

τὴν tēn • the

οὐσίαν ousian • estate

αὐτοῦ autou • his

ζῶν zōn • living

ἀσώτως. asōtōs • riotous

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δαπανήσαντος dapanēsantos • spent

δὲ de • now

αὐτοῦ autou • he

πάντα panta • everything

ἐγένετο egeneto • occurred

λιμὸς limos • famine

ἰσχυρὰ ischura • severe

κατὰ kata • in

τὴν tēn • the

χώραν chōran • country

ἐκείνην, ekeinēn • that

καὶ kai • and

αὐτὸς autos • he

ἤρξατο ērxato • began

ὑστερεῖσθαι. ustereisthai • impoverished

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καὶ kai • so

πορευθεὶς poreutheis • went

ἐκολλήθη ekollēthē • hired

ἑνὶ eni • one

τῶν tōn • the

πολιτῶν politōn • citizens

τῆς tēs • the

χώρας chōras • country

ἐκείνης, ekeinēs • that

καὶ kai • so

ἔπεμψεν epempsen • sent

αὐτὸν auton • he

εἰς eis • into

τοὺς tous • the

ἀγροὺς agrous • fields

αὐτοῦ autou • him

βόσκειν boskein • feed

χοίρους, choirous • swine

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καὶ kai • and

ἐπεθύμει epethumei • gladly

χορτασθῆναι chortasthēnai • feed

ἐκ ek • out of

τῶν tōn • the

κερατίων keratiōn • pods

ὧν ōn • that

ἤσθιον ēsthion • eating

οἱ oi • the

χοῖροι choiroi • swine

καὶ kai • and

οὐδεὶς oudeis • no one

ἐδίδου edidou • giving

αὐτῷ. autō • him

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εἰς eis • to

ἑαυτὸν eauton • senses

δὲ de • and

ἐλθὼν elthōn • came

ἔφη· ephē • said

πόσοι posoi • many

μίσθιοι misthioi • hired servants

τοῦ tou • the

πατρός patros • father's

μου mou • my

περισσεύονται perisseuontai • spare

ἄρτων, artōn • bread

ἐγὼ egō • I

δὲ de • and

λιμῷ limō • hunger

ὧδε ōde • here

ἀπόλλυμαι. apollumai • dying

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ἀναστὰς anastas • get up

πορεύσομαι poreusomai • go

πρὸς pros • to

τὸν ton • the

πατέρα patera • father

μου mou • my

καὶ kai • and

ἐρῶ erō • say

αὐτῷ· autō • him

πάτερ, pater • father

ἥμαρτον ēmarton • sinned

εἰς eis • against

τὸν ton • the

οὐρανὸν ouranon • heaven

καὶ kai • and

ἐνώπιόν enōpion • sight

σου. sou • you

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οὐκέτι ouketi • no more

εἰμὶ eimi • am

ἄξιος axios • worthy

κληθῆναι klēthēnai • called

υἱός uios • son