Came oft (ηρχετο). Imperfect tense denotes repetitions, no adverb for "oft" in the Greek.

Avenge me of (εκ…

A widow. This is a circumstance that gives increasing interest to the parable. Judges were bound to show peculiar attention to widows ([Re…

There was a widow in that city.—The neglect of the widow's cause had always been noted by the Lawgiver and Prophet—and it…

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; saying, There was in a city a judge, which feare…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Our Lord, having spoken of the coming trials and dangers, immediately adds their remedy: constant and…

The designation “unjust judge” is similar to the idiom in 16:8, “the dishonest manager.” Therefore we should probably understand the judge to be a …

And there was a widow in that city
Poor and helpless, and none among men to counsel, direct, and assist her, and take her part…

All God's people are praying people. Here, earnest steadiness in prayer for spiritual mercies is taught. The widow's earnestness prevailed even wit…