Luke 15:20
And he rose up, and came to his father. And when he was yet afar, his father saw him, and was stirred by mercy. And he ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.This verse in the real world
In what words
- καταφιλέωkataphiléōto kiss earnestly
- τράχηλοςtráchēlosthe throat (neck), i.e. (figuratively) life
- μακράνmakránat a distance (literally or figuratively)
- σπλαγχνίζομαιsplanchnízomaito have the bowels yearn, i.e. (figuratively) feel sympathy, to pity
- ἀπέχωapéchō(actively) to have out, i.e. receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e
- ἐπιπίπτωepipíptōto embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence; literally or figurativel
- τρέχωtréchōcompare G2359 (θρίξ)); which uses (the base of G1408 (δρόμος)) as alternate in certain ten
- ἔτιéti"yet," still (of time or degree)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 103:10–13, Psa 86:5, Psa 86:15, Eph 2:13, Isa 49:15, Gen 46:29, Deu 30:2–4, Job 33:27–28