Luke 14:6

Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.)

English Translation

They couldn't answer him regarding these things.

World English Bible · Public Domain

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1 first appearance in the Greek New Testament

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ἀνταποκριθῆναι

antapokrínomai

G470

“to contradict”

Verb, Aorist, Passive deponent, Infinitive

Appears 2× in the Greek New Testament
First appears here

Full Thayer's Definition

Origin: from G473 and G611

TDNT: 18:44,5

1. to contradict in reply, to answer by contradiction, reply against

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

6: words
6: distinct lemmas
Gospels: section

Notable vocabulary

The rarest word here is ἀνταποκριθῆναι to contradict G470 — appearing just 2 times in the whole Greek New Testament.

First appearance in Scripture

This word makes its first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:

ἀνταποκριθῆναι to contradict G470

Shared distinctive vocabulary

ἀνταποκριθῆναι to contradict G470 occurs in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:

Romans 9:20

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to Luke 14:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Luke 20:40 They didn't dare to ask him any more questions.
Matthew 22:46 No one was able to answer him a word, neither dared any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Luke 13:17 As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed, and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
Luke 20:26 They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.
Luke 21:15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
Acts 6:10 They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Notes on Luke 14:6 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Expositor's Greek Testament

ed. W. Robertson Nicoll

Luk 14:6 . οὐκ ἰσ . ἀνταποκριθῆναι (again in Rom 9:20 ): silenced but of course not convinced. The difference in the way of thinking too great to be overcome in a moment.

Luke has three Sabbath cures. The present one has no very distinctive features. The accumulation may point to a desire to help weak Christians to get above their scruples by an appeal to the Master (Schanz). In the first and second cases the principle of Christ’s defence is indicated: it is lawful to do good (Luk 6:9 ); you may do for a man, a fortiori , what it is lawful to do for a beast (Luk 13:15 ). In the present case it is not indicated. It may be: you may do for another what you all do for your own, son or ox (Meyer, J. Weiss); or if need is a valid plea in any case, it is valid in all cases (Schanz).

The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(6) And they could not answer him again.—The Greek is, perhaps, a little more emphatic—“They had no power, they were powerless to answer him.”

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

6. they could not answer him again to these things] A fact which never makes any difference to the convictions of ignorant hatred and superstitious narrowness.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

And they could not answer him again to these things,.... The justice, equity, mercy, and humanity that appeared in our Lord's reasonings, and the cases he instanced in, being agreeable to their own tenets and practices, their mouths were shut up, and they could not return an answer to them, without being exposed,

And they could not answer him again to these things,.... The justice, equity, mercy, and humanity that appeared in our Lord's reasonings, and the cases he instanced in, being agreeable to their own tenets and practices, their mouths were shut up, and they could not return an answer to them, without being exposed,

Luke 14:7

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luk 14:7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden,.... To the dinner at the Pharisee's house, particularly the lawyers, or Scribes and Pharisees:

when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; the uppermost places at the table, which these men loved, coveted, and sought after; See Gill on Mat 23:6.

saying unto them; as follows.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

6 And they could not answer him again to these things.

Ver. 6. And they could not answer] Yet ran away with the bit in their mouths.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel D. Whedon

6. Could not answer him—The miracle was displayed before their eyes; the question was propounded for their discussion; and before both they were silenced. But it is one thing to silence a man and another to convince; and it is another thing still to change his heart and save his soul.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges

6. οὐκ ἴσχυσαν ἀνταποκριθῆναι πρὸς ταῦτα. Inability to answer never makes any difference in the convictions of ignorant hatred and superstitious narrowness.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

International Critical Commentary

6. οὐκ ἴσχυσαν ἀνταποκριθῆναι. stronger than ἡσύχασαν (ver. 3): “The had no power to reply.” Lk. is fond of noting that people are silenced or keep silence (20:26; Act 11:18, Act 12:17, Act 15:12, Act 22:2). For the compound verb comp. Rom 9:20; Jdg 5:29; Job 6:8, Job 32:12.

International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Lesson kit

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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 6 words (6 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is antapokrínomai (“to contradict”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

What does “to contradict” (antapokrínomai) contribute to the verse as a whole?
The word “to contradict” first appears here in Scripture. What is being introduced at this debut?
Romans 9:20 shares the word «to contradict» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
Reading how Expositor's Greek Testament and Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?

Things to notice

1 word makes its first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
These translations choose different wording for 7 words in this verse.
6 distinct Greek lemmas span 6 words in this verse.