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To his father (pros ton patera heautou). Literally, to his own father. He acted at once on his decision.
Yet afar off (eti autou makran apechontos). Genitive absolute. Makran agrees with hodon understood: While he was yet holding off a distant way. This shows that the father had been looking for him to come back and was even looking at this very moment as he came in sight.
Ran (dramōn). Second aorist active participle of the defective verb trechō. The eager look and longing of the father.
Kissed (katephilēsen). Note perfective use of kata kissed him much, kissed him again and again. The verb occurs so in the older Greek.