Luke 15:30

KJV1611 – Modern English

But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτε δὲ ὁ υἱός σου οὗτος ὁ καταφαγών σου τὸν βίον μετὰ πορνῶν, ἦλθεν, ἔθυσας αὐτῷ τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν.

Transliteration

When de the huios of-you this the kataphagōn of-you the bion with pornōn, ēlthen, ethysas for-him the moschon the siteuton.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
• *huios*: noun, masculine singular, nominative - son
• σου: personal pronoun, genitive, 2nd person singular - of you
• *kataphagōn*: aorist active participle, masculine singular, nominative - having devoured
• *bion*: noun, masculine singular, accusative - property/living
• *pornōn*: noun, feminine plural, genitive - of prostitutes
• *ēlthen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he came
• *ethysas*: aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular - you killed/slaughtered
• αὐτῷ: personal pronoun, dative, masculine, singular - for him
• *moschon*: noun, masculine singular, accusative - calf
• *siteuton*: adjective, masculine singular, accusative - fattened

Word Meanings

• *huios*: son
• *kataphagōn*: having devoured/consumed/squandered
• *bion*: property/living/livelihood/wealth
• *pornōn*: prostitutes/harlots
• *ēlthen*: came/arrived
• *ethysas*: you killed/slaughtered/sacrificed
• *moschon*: calf/young bull
• *siteuton*: fattened/fatted

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But when this son of yours came, who has squandered your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  but assone as this thy sonne was come which hath devoured thy goodes with harlootes thou haste for his pleasure kylled ye fatted caulfe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But now that this thy sonne is come, which deuoured his goodes with harlottes, thou hast slayne a fed calfe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But when this thy sonne was come, which hath deuoured thy good with harlots, thou hast for his sake killed the fat calfe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But assoone as this thy sonne was come, which hath deuoured thy goodes with harlottes, thou hast for his pleasure kylled that fat calfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’

Referenced Verses

• Prov 29:3 : 3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father glad; but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
• Luke 15:12-13 : 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided to them his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered everything together, and took his journey to a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
• Luke 15:22-23 : 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it; and let us eat and be merry:
• Luke 15:32 : 32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad: for this your brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost and is found.
• Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
• Exod 32:7 : 7 The LORD said to Moses, "Go down at once; for your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.
• Exod 32:11 : 11 Moses entreated the LORD his God, and said, "LORD, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people, whom You have brought forth from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?