Luk 15:20 | RWP | e4.org | To his father ( προς τον πατερα εαυτου ). Literally, to his own father. He acted at once on his decision. Yet afar off ( ετ αυτου μακραν απεχοντος ). Genitive absolute. Μακραν agrees with οδον understood: While he was yet holding off a distant way. This shows that the father had been looking for him to come back and was even looking at this very moment as he came in sight. Ran ( δραμων ). Second aorist active participle of the defective verb τρεχω . The eager look and longing of the father. Kissed ( κατεφιλησεν ). Note perfective use of κατα kissed him much, kissed him again and again. The verb occurs so in the older Greek.

‏ Luke 15:20

To his father ( προς τον πατερα εαυτου ). Literally, to his own father. He acted at once on his decision.

Yet afar off ( ετ αυτου μακραν απεχοντος ). Genitive absolute. Μακραν agrees with οδον understood: While he was yet holding off a distant way. This shows that the father had been looking for him to come back and was even looking at this very moment as he came in sight.

Ran ( δραμων ). Second aorist active participle of the defective verb τρεχω. The eager look and longing of the father.

Kissed ( κατεφιλησεν ). Note perfective use of κατα kissed him much, kissed him again and again. The verb occurs so in the older Greek.