Luke Chapter 21 verse 38 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(38) All the people came early in the morning.--The Greek verb, which answers to the five last words, does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament, but is not uncommon in the Greek version of the Old, as in Genesis 19:2; Genesis 19:27; Song Song of Solomon 7:12; and figuratively, in Job 8:5; Jeremiah 25:3; Wisdom Of Solomon 6:14. It may be that the general statement thus given includes the fourth and fifth days of the week of the Passion, but it is remarkable that all three Gospels are silent as to anything that happened on those days till we come to the Paschal Supper. We may, perhaps, reverently conjecture that they were spent by our Lord, in part at least, in Gethsemane (John 18:2), in prayer and meditation, in preparing Himself and the disciples for the coming trials of the Passion. Possibly, also, the narrative of the Woman taken in Adultery, which occupies so strangely doubtful a position in St. John's Gospel, may find its true place here. (See Note on John 8:1.) . . . Parallel Commentaries ...GreekAndκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. early in the morningὤρθριζεν (ōrthrizen)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 3719: To rise early, come in the morning. From orthros; to use the dawn, i.e. to repair betimes.allπᾶς (pas)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.theὁ (ho)Article - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.people {would come}λαὸς (laos)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.to hearἀκούειν (akouein)Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveStrong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.Himαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.atἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.theτῷ (tō)Article - Dative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.temple.ἱερῷ (hierō)Noun - Dative Neuter SingularStrong's 2411: Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.Jump to PreviousEar Early Hear Morning Temple Words