Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 9:33

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 9:33 - 9:33

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 9:33 - 9:33

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33. ἐν τῷ διαχωρίζεσθαι αὐτούς. As they ‘were parting.’

Ἐπιστάτα. Matt. Κύριε. Mk. Ῥαββί.

καλόν ἐστιν κ.τ.λ. It is an excellent thing, or ‘it is best’ (cf. Mat 17:4; Mat 26:24).

σκηνάς. Like the little wattled booths (succôth), which the Israelites made for themselves at the Feast of Tabernacles. The use of σκήνωμα in 2Pe 1:13 (Mat 17:4) is another sign that the mind of the writer was full of this scene.

μὴ εἰδώς. ‘Because he knew not.’ The subjective negative gives the reason for his words. Not knowing that the spectacle on Calvary was to be more transcendent and divine than that of Hermon; not knowing that the old was passing away and all things becoming new; not knowing that Jesus was not to die with Moses and Elijah on either side, but between two thieves.