Luke 15:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"And he summonedπροσκαλεσάμενος
(proskalesamenos)
4341: to call tofrom pros and kaleó
oneἕνα
(ena)
1520: onea primary number
of the servantsπαίδων
(paidōn)
3816: a child, boy, youtha prim. word
and [began] inquiringἐπυνθάνετο
(epunthaneto)
4441: to inquire, by impl. to learnfrom a prim. root puth-
whatτί
(ti)
5101: who? which? what?an interrog. pronoun related to tis
these things 
 
3778: thisprobably from a redupl. of ho,, used as a demonstrative pronoun
could be. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
προσκαλεσαμενος  verb - aorist middle deponent participle - nominative singular masculine
proskaleomai  pros-kal-eh'-om-ahee:  to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite -- call (for, to, unto).
ενα  adjective - accusative singular masculine
heis  hice:  one -- a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some.
των  definite article - genitive plural masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
παιδων  noun - genitive plural masculine
pais  paheece:  child, maid(-en), (man) servant, son, young man.
επυνθανετο  verb - imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative - third person singular
punthanomai  poon-than'-om-ahee:  to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry -- ask, demand, enquire, understand.
τι  interrogative pronoun - nominative singular neuter
tis  tis:  an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) -- every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, -with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
ειη  verb - present optative - third person singular
eien  i'-ane:  might (could, would, or should) be -- mean, + perish, should be, was, were.
ταυτα  demonstrative pronoun - nominative plural neuter
tauta  tow'-tah:  these things -- + afterward, follow, + hereafter, him, the same, so, such, that, then, these, they, this, those, thus.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.

King James Bible
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he summoned one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

International Standard Version
So he called to one of the servants and asked what was happening.

NET Bible
So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He called one of the boys and he asked him, “What is this?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He called to one of the servants and asked what was happening.

King James 2000 Bible
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
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