Luke 15:27
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
θύω
has killed
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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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ὑγιαίνω
in good health
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ὑγιαίνω
to have sound health, i.e. be well (in body); figuratively, to be uncorrupt (true in doctrine)
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ἥκω
is come,
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ἥκω
to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively)
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ἔπω
he said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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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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