Luk 15:23 | RWP | e4.org | The fatted calf ( τον μοσχον τον σιτευτον ). The calf the fatted one. Σιτευτον is the verbal adjective of σιλευω , to feed with wheat ( σιτος ). The calf was kept fat for festive occasions, possibly in the hope of the son's return. Kill ( θυσατε ). Not as a sacrifice, but for the feast. Make merry ( ευφρανθωμεν ). First aorist passive subjunctive (volitive). From ευφραινω , an old verb from ευ (well) and φρην (mind).

‏ Luke 15:23

The fatted calf ( τον μοσχον τον σιτευτον ). The calf the fatted one. Σιτευτον is the verbal adjective of σιλευω, to feed with wheat ( σιτος ). The calf was kept fat for festive occasions, possibly in the hope of the son's return.

Kill ( θυσατε ). Not as a sacrifice, but for the feast.

Make merry ( ευφρανθωμεν ). First aorist passive subjunctive (volitive). From ευφραινω, an old verb from ευ (well) and φρην (mind).