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Purse (ballantion). Old word for money-bag, sometimes a javelin as if from ballō. Only in Luke in the N.T. (Luk 10:4; Luk 12:33; Luk 22:35). See note on Luk 9:3; notes on Mar 6:7.; and the notes on Mat 10:9. for the other similar items.
Salute no man on the way (mēdena kata tēn hodon aspasēsthe). First aorist (ingressive) middle subjunctive with mēdena. The peril of such wayside salutations was palaver and delay. The King’s business required haste. Elisha’s servant was not to tarry for salutations or salaams (2Ki 4:29). These oriental greetings were tedious, complicated, and often meddlesome if others were present or engaged in a bargain.