Luke 15:16
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בָּרַח
bârach
to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
מָלֵא
mâlêʼ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
בֶּטֶן
beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
κεράτιον
kerátion
something horned, i.e. (specially) the pod of the carob-tree
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
κεράτιον kerátion
something horned, i.e. (specially) the pod of the carob-tree
Study G2769 →בֶּטֶן beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
Study H990 →מָלֵא mâlêʼ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Study H4390 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in f...
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
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