A.T. Robertson Commentary Luke 12:45

A.T. Robertson Commentary

Luke 12:45

1863–1934
Southern Baptist
A.T. Robertson
A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson Commentary

Luke 12:45

1863–1934
Southern Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;" — Luke 12:45 (ASV)

Shall say (ειπη). Second aorist subjunctive, with εαν, condition of the third class, undetermined, but with prospect of being determined.

Delayeth (χρονιζε). From χρονος, time, spends time, lingers.

Shall begin (αρξητα). First aorist middle subjunctive with εαν and the same condition as ειπη, above.

The menservants (τους παιδας)

and the maidservants (κα τας παιδισκας). Παιδισκη is a diminutive of παις for a young female slave and occurs in the papyri, orginally just a damsel. Here παις can mean slave also though strictly just a boy.