rwp - Luke:21:34-36

rwp@Luke:21:34 @{Lest haply your hearts be overcharged} (\m pote barthsin hai kardiai humn\). First aorist passive subjunctive of \bare\, an old verb to weigh down, depress, with \m pote\. {With surfeiting} (\en krepali\). A rather late word, common in medical writers for the nausea that follows a debauch. Latin _crapula_, the giddiness caused by too much wine. Here only in the N.T. {Drunkenness} (\methi\). From \methu\ (wine). Old word but in the N.T. only here and strkjv@Romans:13:13; strkjv@Galatians:5:21|. {Cares of this life} (\merimnais bitikais\). Anxieties of life. The adjective \bitikos\ is late and in the N.T. only here and strkjv@1Corinthians:6:3f|. {Come on you} (\episti\). Second aorist active subjunctive of \ephistmi\, ingressive aorist. Construed also with \m pote\. {Suddenly} (\ephnidios\). Adjective in predicate agreeing with \hmera\ (day). {As a snare} (\hs pagis\). Old word from \pgnumi\, to make fast a net or trap. Paul uses it several times of the devil's snares for preachers (1Timothy:3:7; strkjv@2Timothy:2:26|).

rwp@Luke:21:36 @{But watch ye} (\agrupneite de\). \Agrupne\ is a late verb to be sleepless (\a\ privative and \hupnos\, sleep). Keep awake and be ready is the pith of Christ's warning. {That ye may prevail to escape} (\hina katischuste ekphugein\). First aorist active subjunctive with \hina\ of purpose. The verb \katischu\ means to have strength against (cf. strkjv@Matthew:16:18|). Common in later writers. \Ekphugein\ is second aorist active infinitive, to escape out. {To stand before the Son of man} (\stathnai emprosthen tou huiou tou anthrpou\). That is the goal. There will be no dread of the Son then if one is ready. \Stathnai\ is first aorist passive infinitive of \histmi\.