Luke 19:45-46

Luke 19:45-46
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45 Then he enteredA the templeB and beganC to drive outD those who were sellingE things there, 

Notes on verse 45

A “entered” = eiserchomai. From eis (to, into, for, among) + erchomai (to come, go). This is to go in in a literal or figurative sense.
B “temple” = hieron. From hieros (sacred, something sacred, temple, holy, set apart; something consecrated to a god). This is the word for temple.
C “began” = archomai. From archo (to rule, begin, have first rank or have political power). This is to begin or rule.
D “drive out” = ekballo. From ek (from, from out of) + ballo (to throw, cast, place, put, drop). This is to throw, put out, produce, expel, banish. It is eject in a literal or figurative sense.
E “selling” = poleo. This is to barter or sell. It can also refer to the thing that is sold.

46 and he said,F “It is written,G

‘My houseH shall beI a house of prayer,’J

Notes on verse 46a

F “said” = lego. This is to speak, say, name, call, command. It is generally to convey verbally.
G “written” = grapho. This is to write or describe. It is where the word “graphic” comes from.
H “house” = oikos. This is house – the building, the household, the family, descendants, the temple.
I “be” = eimi. This is to be, exist.
J “prayer” = proseuche. From proseuchomai (to pray or pray for, to worship or supplicate; more literally exchanging one’s own wishes for God’s); {from pros (advantageous for, at, toward) + euchomai (to wish, make a request, pray)}. This is prayer, worship, or a place where one prays.

    but you have madeK it a denL of robbers.”M

Notes on verse 46b

K “made” = poieo. This is to make, do, act, construct, abide, or cause.
L “den” = spelaion. 6x in NT. From speos (cave, grotto). This is a cavern, which implies a place to hide. So, this word can also mean den or hideout. It’s where the word “spelunk” comes from.
M “robbers” = lestes. 15x in NT– 3x “you are making [my house] a den of robbers” when Jesus cleanses the temple, 3x of Jesus’ arrest “did you come for me…as though I were a bandit?”; 3x of bandits crucified on Jesus’ left and right; 2x of the man falling into the hands of robbers in the Good Samaritan parable; 2x of the Good Shepherd speech (anyone who doesn’t come in by the gate is a bandit) in John 10:1, 8; 1x of Barabbas as a bandit; and 1x Paul writes he is in danger from bandits. From leis (booty); from leizomai (to plunder). This is a bandit or thief – one who steals by violence/force out in the open as opposed to by stealth. These were part of armed gangs.


Image credit: “Betrayal of the King” by Curtis and Pip Reid of Bible Pathway Adventures.

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