Luke 14:18
And all began together to excuse them. The first said to him, I have bought a town, and I have need to go out, and see it; I pray thee, have me excused.This verse in the real world
In what words
- παραιτέομαιparaitéomaito beg off, i.e. deprecate, decline, shun
- ἀνάγκηanánkēconstraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress
- ἀγοράζωagorázōproperly, to go to market, i.e. (by implication) to purchase; specially, to redeem
- ἀγρόςagrósa field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamle
- ἐρωτάωerōtáōto interrogate; by implication, to request
- μίαmíaone or first
- ἄρχομαιárchomaito commence (in order of time)
- πρῶτοςprōtosforemost (in time, place, order or importance)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Luk 18:24, Luk 17:26–31, 1Ti 6:9–10, Luk 8:14, 2Ti 4:4, Isa 28:12–13, 1Jn 2:15–16, Jer 5:4–5