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Luke 16:22Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And it came to pass that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell.

Douay-Rheims

εγενετο δε αποθανειν τον πτωχον και απενεχθηναι αυτον υπο των αγγελων εις τον κολπον αβρααμ απεθανεν δε και ο πλουσιος και εταφη

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Greek text, 22 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.

  1. Ἐγένετο
    egeneto
    I come into being
    G1096 · γίνομαι
  2. δὲ
    de
    but
    G1161 · δέ
  3. ἀποθανεῖν
    apothanein
    I am dying
    G599 · ἀποθνήσκω
  4. τὸν
    ton
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  5. πτωχὸν
    ptōchon
    poor
    G4434 · πτωχός
  6. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  7. ἀπενεχθῆναι
    apenechthēnai
    I carry
    G667 · ἀποφέρω
  8. αὐτὸν
    auton
    he
    G846 · αὐτός
  9. ὑπὸ
    hypo
    by
    G5259 · ὑπό
  10. τῶν
    tōn
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  11. ἀγγέλων
    angelōn
    an angel
    G32 · ἄγγελος
  12. εἰς
    eis
    into
    G1519 · εἰς
  13. τὸν
    ton
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  14. κόλπον
    kolpon
    bosom
    G2859 · κόλπος
  15. Ἀβραάμ
    abraam
    Abraham
    G11 · Ἀβραάμ
  16. ἀπέθανεν
    apethanen
    I am dying
    G599 · ἀποθνήσκω
  17. δὲ
    de
    but
    G1161 · δέ
  18. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  19. ὁ
    ho
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  20. πλούσιος
    plousios
    rich
    G4145 · πλούσιος
  21. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  22. ἐτάφη
    etaphē
    I bury
    G2290 · θάπτω