‏ Luke 15:24

 And is alive ( κα ανεζησεν ). First aorist active indicative of  αναζαω, to live again. Literally, he was dead and he came back to life.

 He was lost ( ην απολωλως, periphrastic past perfect active of  απολλυμ and intransitive, in a lost state) and he was found ( ευρεθη ). He was found, we have to say, but this aorist passive is really timeless, he is found after long waiting (effective aorist) The artists have vied with each other in picturing various items connected with this wonderful parable.

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