That he may dip (ινα βαψη). First aorist active subjunctive of βαπτω, common verb, to dip.

In water (υδατο…

Father Abraham. The Jews considered it a great honor that Abraham was their father—that is, that they were descendants from him. …

Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger...—The words, in their relation to the effect of the punishment on the rich man’s char…

Pseudo-Chrysostom: We have heard how both fared on earth; let us see what their condition is among the dead. That which…

After his death, Lazarus is escorted by “the angels,” in contrast to the rich man who is merely “buried” (v.22). “Abraham’s side” may picture recli…

And he cried and said, father Abraham
The Jews used to call Abraham their father, and were proud of their descent fr…

Here spiritual things are represented in a description of the different states of the good and the bad, in this world and in the next. We are not t…