Luke 15:4

What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Word Reference

Original Word	Definitions
Τίς G5101	Strong's Definition tis an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) who, which, what
ἄνθρωπος G444 N-NSM	Strong's Definition anthrōpos man-faced, i.e., a human being a human being, whether male or female generically, to include all human individuals "to distinguish man from beings of a different race or order of animals and plants "of from God and Christ"of the angels with the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin"with the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity"with reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul"with reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God"with reference to sex, a male indefinitely, someone, a man, one"in the plural, people"joined with other words, merchantman
ἐξ G1537 PREP	Strong's Definition ek a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) out of, from, by, away from
ὑμῶν G5216	Strong's Definition hymōn of (from or concerning) you of yours
ἔχων G2192 V-PAP-NSM	Strong's Definition echō to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) to have, i.e., to hold to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as to have i.e., own, possess external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc. "used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition"to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to to be closely joined to a person or a thing
ἑκατὸν G1540 A-APN-NUI	Strong's Definition hekaton a hundred a hundred
πρόβατα G4263 N-APN	Strong's Definition probaton something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e., (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively) any four footed, tame animal accustomed to graze, small cattle (opposed to large cattle, horses, etc.), most commonly a sheep or a goat a sheep, and so always in the New Testament
καὶ G2532 CONJ	Strong's Definition kai and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and, also, even, indeed, but
ἀπολέσας G622 V-AAP-NSM	Strong's Definition apollymi to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively to destroy to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin "render useless"to kill"to declare that one must be put to death"metaphorically to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell"to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed to destroy to lose
ἓν G1520	Strong's Definition heis one one
ἐξ G1537 PREP	Strong's Definition ek a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) out of, from, by, away from
αὐτῶν G846 P-GPN	Strong's Definition autos the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons himself, herself, themselves, itself "he, she, it"the same
οὐ G3756 PRT-N	Strong's Definition ou the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not no, not
καταλείπει G2641 V-PAI-3S	Strong's Definition kataleipō to leave down, i.e., behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining to leave behind to depart from, leave to be left to bid (one) to remain"to forsake, leave to one's self a person or thing by ceasing to care for it, to abandon, leave in the lurch to be abandoned, forsaken to cause to be left over, to reserve, to leave remaining"like our ___%___leave behind___%___, it is used of one who on being called away cannot take another with him especially of the dying (to leave behind) like our ___%___leave___%___, leave alone, disregard of those who sail past a place without stopping
τὰ G3588 T-APN	Strong's Definition ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐννενήκονταεννέα G1768	Strong's Definition ennenēkontaennea ninety-nine ninety nine
ἐν G1722	Strong's Definition en ___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc in, by, with
τῇ G3588	Strong's Definition ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐρήμῳ G2048	Strong's Definition erēmos lonesome, i.e., (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 being implied) solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited used of places a desert, wilderness "deserted places, lonely regions"an uncultivated region fit for pasturage used of persons deserted by others "deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred"bereft of a flock deserted by the shepherd "of a women neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself
καὶ G2532	Strong's Definition kai and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and, also, even, indeed, but
πορεύεται G4198	Strong's Definition poreuomai to traverse, i.e., travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.) to lead over, carry over, transfer to pursue the journey on which one has entered, to continue on one's journey "to depart from life"to follow one, that is: become his adherent to lead or order one's life
ἐπὶ G1909	Strong's Definition epi properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc upon, on, at, by, before "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
τὸ G3588	Strong's Definition ho the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἀπολωλὸς G622	Strong's Definition apollymi to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively to destroy to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin "render useless"to kill"to declare that one must be put to death"metaphorically to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell"to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed to destroy to lose
ἕως G2193	Strong's Definition heōs a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place) till, until
εὕρῃ G2147	Strong's Definition heuriskō to find (literally or figuratively) to come upon, hit upon, to meet with after searching, to find a thing sought "without previous search, to find (by chance), to fall in with"those who come or return to a place to find by enquiry, thought, examination, scrutiny, observation, to find out by practice and experience to see, learn, discover, understand "to be found i.e., to be seen, be present"to be discovered, recognized, detected, to show one's self out, of one's character or state as found out by others (men, God, or both)"to get knowledge of, come to know, God to find out for one's self, to acquire, get, obtain, procure
αὐτό G846	Strong's Definition autos the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons himself, herself, themselves, itself "he, she, it"the same

Τίς ἄνθρωπος ἐξ ὑμῶν ἔχων ἑκατὸν πρόβατα καὶ ἀπολέσας ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ καταλείπει τὰ ἐννενήκονταεννέα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ πορεύεται ἐπὶ τὸ ἀπολωλὸς ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτό

What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Cross References

Ezekiel 34:16

אֶת-הָאֹבֶדֶת אֲבַקֵּשׁ וְאֶת-הַנִּדַּחַת אָשִׁיב וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶת אֶחֱבֹשׁ וְאֶת-הַחוֹלָה אֲחַזֵּק וְאֶת-הַשְּׁמֵנָה וְאֶת-הַחֲזָקָה אַשְׁמִיד אֶרְעֶנָּה בְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

Ezekiel 34:11

כִּי כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנְנִי-אָנִי וְדָרַשְׁתִּי אֶת-צֹאנִי וּבִקַּרְתִּֽים׃

For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

Matthew 18:12

Τί ὑμῖν δοκεῖ ἐὰν γένηταί τινι ἀνθρώπῳ ἑκατὸν πρόβατα καὶ πλανηθῇ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐχὶ ἀφεῖς τὰ ἐννενήκονταεννέα ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη πορευθεὶς ζητεῖ τὸ πλανώμενον

How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

Luke 19:10

ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

1 Peter 2:25

ἦτε γὰρ ὡς πρόβατα πλανώμενα· ἀλλ' ἐπεστράφητε νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν ποιμένα καὶ ἐπίσκοπον τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν

For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Psalms 119:176

תָּעִיתִי כְּשֶׂה אֹבֵד בַּקֵּשׁ עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי מִצְוֹתֶיךָ לֹא שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃

176

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Isaiah 53:6

כֻּלָּנוּ כַּצֹּאן תָּעִינוּ אִישׁ לְדַרְכּוֹ פָּנִינוּ וַֽיהוָה הִפְגִּיעַ בּוֹ אֵת עֲוֹן כֻּלָּֽנוּ׃

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Ezekiel 34:31

וְאַתֵּן צֹאנִי צֹאן מַרְעִיתִי אָדָם אַתֶּם אֲנִי אֱלֹהֵיכֶם נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה׃

And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.

Matthew 12:11

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Τίς ἔσται ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἕξει πρόβατον ἕν καὶ ἐὰν ἐμπέσῃ τοῦτο τοῖς σάββασιν εἰς βόθυνον οὐχὶ κρατήσει αὐτὸ καὶ ἐγερεῖ;

And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay on hold it, and lift it out?

Jeremiah 50:6

צֹאן אֹֽבְדוֹת ‫(היה)‬ הָיוּ עַמִּי רֹעֵיהֶם הִתְעוּם הָרִים ‫(שובבים)‬ שֽׁוֹבְבוּם מֵהַר אֶל-גִּבְעָה הָלָכוּ שָׁכְחוּ רִבְצָֽם׃

My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.

John 10:15

καθὼς γινώσκει με ὁ πατὴρ κἀγὼ γινώσκω τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν ψυχήν μου τίθημι ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων

As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

John 10:26

ἀλλ' ὑμεῖς οὐ πιστεύετε οὐ γὰρ ἐστὲ ἐκ τῶν προβάτων τῶν ἐμῶν καθὼς εἶπον ὑμῖν

But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

Ezekiel 34:8

חַי-אָנִי נְאֻם׀ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה אִם-לֹא יַעַן הֱיֽוֹת-צֹאנִי׀ לָבַז וַתִּֽהְיֶינָה צֹאנִי לְאָכְלָה לְכָל-חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה מֵאֵין רֹעֶה וְלֹֽא-דָרְשׁוּ רֹעַי אֶת-צֹאנִי וַיִּרְעוּ הָֽרֹעִים אוֹתָם וְאֶת-צֹאנִי לֹא רָעֽוּ׃

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

Luke 13:15

ἀπεκρίθη οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος καὶ εἶπεν ὑποκριτά ἕκαστος ὑμῶν τῷ σαββάτῳ οὐ λύει τὸν βοῦν αὐτοῦ ἢ τὸν ὄνον ἀπὸ τῆς φάτνης καὶ ἀπαγαγὼν ποτίζει

The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead away him to watering?

Romans 2:1

Διὸ ἀναπολόγητος εἶ ὦ ἄνθρωπε πᾶς ὁ κρίνων· ἐν ᾧ γὰρ κρίνεις τὸν ἕτερον σεαυτὸν κατακρίνεις τὰ γὰρ αὐτὰ πράσσεις ὁ κρίνων

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

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