Luke 15:16
Strong's Lexicon
He longed
ἐπεθύμει (epethymei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1937: To long for, covet, lust after, set the heart upon. From epi and thumos; to set the heart upon, i.e. Long for.

to fill
γεμίσαι (gemisai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1072: To fill, load. Transitive from gemo; to fill entirely.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

belly
κοιλίαν (koilian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2836: From koilos; a cavity, i.e. the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart.

with
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

pods
κερατίων (keratiōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2769: A husk (pod) of the carob. Neuter of a presumed derivative of keras; something horned, i.e. the pod of the carob-tree.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

pigs
χοῖροι (choiroi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5519: A swine, hog, sow. Of uncertain derivation; a hog.

were eating,
ἤσθιον (ēsthion)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2068: Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.

but
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

no one
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3762: No one, none, nothing.

would give
ἐδίδου (edidou)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

him [ a thing ].
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.

Young's Literal Translation
and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He longed to eat his fill from the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him any.

New American Standard Bible
"And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving [anything] to him.

King James Bible
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

New Living Translation
The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.

English Standard Version
And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.

New American Standard Bible
"And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.

King James Bible
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He longed to eat his fill from the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him any.

International Standard Version
No one would give him anything, even though he would gladly have filled himself with the husks the pigs were eating.

NET Bible
He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

American Standard Version
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

English Revised Version
And he would fain have been filled with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

Young's Literal Translation
and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
















Cross References
Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Luke 15:15
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Luke 15:17
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

Luke 1:1
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Luke 15:14
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

Luke 15:13
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

Luke 15:18
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

Luke 15:19
And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
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