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Luke 15:4

What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

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ΤίςtisWhatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “What”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.manἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἔχωνechōnhavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.havingἑκατὸνhekatonan hundredἑκατόνadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “an hundred”, the object formG1540one hundred.an hundredπρόβαταprobatasheepπρόβατον (probaton)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “sheep”, the object formG4263a sheep.sheepκαὶkaiifκαίconjunction — “if”G2532and, even, also, namely.ifἀπολέσαςapolesashe loseἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he lose”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “lose”.he loseἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἓνhenoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG1520one.οὐounotοὐparticle — “not”G3756no, not.notκαταλείπειkataleipeileaveκαταλείπω (kataleipō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “leave”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2641I leave behind, desert, abandon, forsake; I leave remaining, reserve.leaveτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνενήκονταenenēkontaninety and nineἐνενήκονταadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “ninety and nine”, the object formG1768ninety.the ninety and nineἐννέαenneanineἐννέαadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “nine”, the object formG1767nine.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμῳerēmōwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wildernessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπορεύεταιporeuetaigoπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “go”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.goἐπὶepiafterἐπίpreposition — “after”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.afterτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπολωλὸςapolōlosthat which is lostἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, perfect active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “that which is lost”, a completed action with a present resultG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).that which is lostἕωςheōsuntilἕωςconjunction — “until”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.This verse uses “until”.untilεὕρῃheurēhe findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he find”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.he findαὐτόautoitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.it

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?

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American Standard Version (1901)

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Young’s Literal Translation

'What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?

World English Bible

“ Which of you men , if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them , wouldn’ t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost, until he found it ?

Darby Translation

What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Douay-Rheims

What man of you that hath an hundred sheep: and if he shall lose one of them, doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it?

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