Luke 15:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 15:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
τίς
tís
G5101
who
γυνὴ
gynḗ
G1135
woman
δραχμὰς
drachmḗ
G1406
drachma
ἔχουσα
échō
G2192
to have
δέκα
déka
G1176
ten
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
ἀπολέσῃ
apóllymi
G622
to destroy
δραχμὴν
drachmḗ
G1406
drachma
μίαν
heîs
G1520
one
οὐχὶ
ouchí
G3780
not at all
ἅπτει
háptō
G681
to adhere to
λύχνον
lýchnos
G3088
lamp
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
σαροῖ
saróō
G4563
to sweep
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
οἰκίαν
oikía
G3614
house
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ζητεῖ
zētéō
G2212
to seek
ἐπιμελῶς
epimelōs
G1960
carefully
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
ὅτου
hóstis
G3748
whoever
εὕρῃ
heurískō
G2147
to find
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World English Bible Public Domain
Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
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King James Version Public Domain
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Or what woman, having ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, would not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she has found?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).