Luk 15:27 | RWP | e4.org | Is come ( ηκε ). Present indicative active, but a stem with perfect sense, old verb ηκω retaining this use after perfect tenses came into use (Robertson, Grammar , p. 893). Hath killed ( εθυσεν ). Aorist active indicative and literally means, did kill . Difficult to handle in English for our tenses do not correspond with the Greek. Hath received ( απελαβεν ). Second aorist active indicative with similar difficulty of translation. Note απο in compositions, like re- in "receive," hath gotten him back ( απ- ). Safe and sound ( υγιαινοντα ). Present active participle of υγιαινω from υγιης , to be in good health. In spite of all that he has gone through and in spite of the father's fears.

‏ Luke 15:27

Is come ( ηκε ). Present indicative active, but a stem with perfect sense, old verb ηκω retaining this use after perfect tenses came into use (Robertson, Grammar, p. 893).

Hath killed ( εθυσεν ). Aorist active indicative and literally means,

did kill. Difficult to handle in English for our tenses do not correspond with the Greek.

Hath received ( απελαβεν ). Second aorist active indicative with similar difficulty of translation. Note απο in compositions, like re- in "receive," hath gotten him back ( απ- ).

Safe and sound ( υγιαινοντα ). Present active participle of υγιαινω from υγιης, to be in good health. In spite of all that he has gone through and in spite of the father's fears.