Luke 15:23
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:”
φέρω
To bring, to carry, to bear. Phero. Holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit carries the messenger so the message arrives with divine accuracy.
θύω
do kill it,
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θύω
properly, to rush (breathe hard, blow, smoke), i.e. (by implication) to sacrifice (properly, by fire, but genitive case); by extension to immolate (slaughter for any purpose)
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εὐφραίνω
let us be merry,
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εὐφραίνω
to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice
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φάγω
having eaten
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φάγω
to eat (literally or figuratively)
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σιτευτός
fattened,
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σιτευτός
grain-fed, i.e. fattened
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μόσχος
calf
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μόσχος
a young bullock
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