Luke 15:11 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. εἶπεν
2. λέγω
3. he said
4. @Yeshua !(Jesus told
5. G3004 ↗
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y33; R52357; Person=Jesus
11. 53286
1. Δέ
2. δέ
3. And
4. Then
5. G1161 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. PS
10. Y33
11. 53287
1. ἄνθρωπος
2. ἄνθρωπος
3. +A man
4. a man
5. G444 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. ˓a˒ man
8. ˓a˒ man
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53288
1. Τὶς
2. τὶς
3. certain
4. -
5. G5100 ↗
6. E-····NMS
7. certain
8. certain
9. D
10. Y33
11. 53289
1. εἶχεν
2. ἔχω
3. was having
4. -
5. G2192 ↗
6. V-IIA3··S
7. ˓was˒ having
8. ˓was˒ having
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53290
1. ἔσχεν
2. ἔχω
3. -
4. -
5. G2192 ↗
6. V-IAA3··S
7. had
8. had
9. -
10. -
11. 53291
1. δύο
2. δύο
3. two
4. two
5. G1417 ↗
6. E-····AMP
7. two
8. two
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53292
1. υἱούς
2. υἱός
3. sons
4. sons
5. G5207 ↗
6. N-····AMP
7. sons
8. sons
9. -
10. Y33; F53299; F53316
11. 53293
1. υἱός
2. υἱός
3. -
4. -
5. G5207 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. son
8. son
9. -
10. -
11. 53294

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:11–32: Jesus told about a father welcoming his sinful son home

In this parable Jesus told about a young man who left his father’s home and wasted the money that his father had given him. Then Jesus told how the young man returned to his father, and how his father welcomed him home. The young man had an older brother who was not happy at all when his father welcomed his younger brother. This story illustrates what God is like. He is ready to forgive anyone who truly turns from his sins and begins to obey him. It also warns people not to be like the older son, who did not want to forgive his brother.

Some other headings for this section are:

The Lost Son (GNT)

The Son Who Left Home (NCV)

A son who wasted his share of the inheritance

A father was happy when his son returned home

Before you decide on a heading for this section, think about a natural way in your language to describe a child who deliberately left home and foolishly wasted his money. In some languages a word such as “lost” can only be used to describe someone who doesn’t know where he is. If that is true in your language, you will want to use a more appropriate expression for this context.

15:11

Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.

¶ Then Jesus told another story. He said, “A certain man had two sons.
¶ As Jesus continued talking, he told another parable. “Once there lived a man and his two male children.

Then Jesus said: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as Then Jesus said is literally “and/then he said.” It introduces the next parable that Jesus told the people. Other ways to introduce this parable are:

Jesus also told them another story. (CEV)

To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: (NLT)

There was a man who had two sons: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as There was a man who had two sons begins the story by introducing all three of the main characters. The BSB has translated it in a way that is natural in English. Use an introductory phrase that is natural in your language for beginning a story. The events of the story did not actually happen, but they illustrate something that is true about God.

who had two sons: In some languages there may not be one word like “son.” Another way to translate the clause is:

who had two male offspring

Consider how your language describes this relationship.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parables

εἶπεν δέ

˱he˲_said (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ ἄνθρωπος Τὶς εἶχεν δύο υἱούς)

To help the Pharisees and scribes understand what he has been teaching, Jesus tells a brief story that provides a further illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [Then Jesus told the Pharisees and scribes this story to help them understand]

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

ἄνθρωπός τις εἶχεν δύο υἱούς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἶπεν Δέ ἄνθρωπος Τὶς εἶχεν δύο υἱούς)

Jesus uses this phrase to introduce the main characters in the parable. Alternate translation: [There was a man who had two sons]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. And
2. Then
3. G1161 ↗
4. Δέ
5. δέ
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. PS
10. Y33
11. 53287
1. he said
2. @Yeshua !(Jesus told
3. G3004 ↗
4. εἶπεν
5. λέγω
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y33; R52357; Person=Jesus
11. 53286
1. +A
2. a man
3. G444 ↗
4. ἄνθρωπος
5. ἄνθρωπος
6. N-····NMS
7. ˓a˒ man
8. ˓a˒ man
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53288
1. certain
2. -
3. G5100 ↗
4. Τὶς
5. τὶς
6. E-····NMS
7. certain
8. certain
9. D
10. Y33
11. 53289
1. man
2. a man
3. G444 ↗
4. ἄνθρωπος
5. ἄνθρωπος
6. N-····NMS
7. ˓a˒ man
8. ˓a˒ man
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53288
1. was having
2. -
3. G2192 ↗
4. εἶχεν
5. ἔχω
6. V-IIA3··S
7. ˓was˒ having
8. ˓was˒ having
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53290
1. two
2. two
3. G1417 ↗
4. δύο
5. δύο
6. E-····AMP
7. two
8. two
9. -
10. Y33
11. 53292
1. sons
2. sons
3. G5207 ↗
4. υἱούς
5. υἱός
6. N-····AMP
7. sons
8. sons
9. -
10. Y33; F53299; F53316
11. 53293

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear LUKE 15:11

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 15:11–32: Jesus told about a father welcoming his sinful son home

15:11

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)