a supper. The first of the three suppers. It was on Saturday evening, at the close of the Sabbath, on the tenth day of Nisan. See App-157.
Martha. Aramaic. See App-94.
served = was serving. Greek diakoneo. Occurs twenty- two times in the Gospels: thirteen times translated "minister" (Mat_4:11 to Luk_8:3); nine times "serve" (Luk_10:40 to Joh_12:26). Compare Luk_10:40. Same word as in Luk_22:27.