{This thy son} (ho huios sou houtos). Contempt and
sarcasm. He does not say: "This my brother." {Came} ((886c)then).
He does not even say, came back or came home. {Devoured}
(kataphag(936e)). We say, "eaten up," but the Greek has, "eaten
down" (perfective use of kata-). Suggested by the feasting
going on. {With harlots} (meta porn(936e)). This may be true (verse
 13 ), but the elder son did not know it to be true. He may
reflect what he would have done in like case.