Luke 15:13

Καὶ μετ᾽ οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας συναγαγὼν ἅπαντα ὁ νεώτερος υἱὸς ἀπεδήμησεν εἰς χώραν μακράν, καὶ ἐκεῖ διεσκόρπισε τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ, ζῶν ἀσώτως.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 3326; met’; μετ’; in company with; Prep

Strongs 3756; ou; οὐ; no; Adv

Strongs 4183; pollas; πολλὰς; many; Adj-AFP

Strongs 2250; hēmeras; ἡμέρας; day; N-AFP

Strongs 4863; synagagōn; συναγαγὼν; he who has led together; V-APA-NMS

Strongs 3956; panta; πάντα; all; Adj-ANP

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 3501; neōteros; νεώτερος; younger; Adj-NMS-C

Strongs 5207; huios; υἱὸς; son; N-NMS

Strongs 589; apedēmēsen; ἀπεδήμησεν; went abroad; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 5561; chōran; χώραν; land; N-AFS

Strongs 3117; makran; μακράν; distant; Adj-AFS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 1563; ekei; ἐκεῖ; there; Adv

Strongs 1287; dieskorpisen; διεσκόρπισεν; he wasted; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 3776; ousian; οὐσίαν; essence; N-AFS

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 2198; zōn; ζῶν; he who is living; V-PPA-NMS

Strongs 811; asōtōs; ἀσώτως; un-saved; Adv

RBT Hebrew Literal:

ζῶν ἀσώτως - Living without Salvation

And not beyond many days, he who has brought together all things, the Newer son journeyed abroad into a far away land and there he scattered around the Essence/Substance of himself, he who is living without salvation.⁵⁸

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And not many days after, having gathered all things, the younger son went abroad into a far off country, and there disposed his property, living in a profligate manner.

LITV Translation:
And not many days after, gathering up all things, the younger son went away to a distant country. And there he wasted his property, living dissolutely.

ESV Translation:
Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living.

Footnotes

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Unsaved, Without Hope

The Greek word ἄσωτος (ássōtos) is derived from the verb σῴζω (sōzō), meaning "to save", with the prefix ἀ- (a-) denoting negation. Thus, ἄσωτος literally means "without salvation" or "beyond salvation", signifying a state of irreparable ruin, whether physical or moral. It denotes a condition in which recovery or redemption is no longer possible. The adverbial form ἀσώτως (asōtōs), formed by adding the adverbial suffix -τως (-tōs), describes actions taken "without salvation" or "recklessly", emphasizing behavior that leads to moral or material ruin, with no hope for recovery.

ἄσωτος (adj./subst.)

• Literal:

  • “Having no hope of safety,” “in desperate case” (Aristotle, Problemata).

  • “Past recovery” (Plutarch, Aet. phys.).

(cf. Logeion ἄσωτος)