Luk 12:20 | RWP | e4.org | Thou foolish one ( αφρων ). Fool, for lack of sense ( α privative and φρην , sense) as in ; . Old word, used by Socrates in Xenophon. Nominative form as vocative. Is thy soul required of thee ( την ψυχην σου αιτουσιν απο σου ). Plural active present, not passive: "They are demanding thy soul from thee." The impersonal plural (aitousin) is common enough ( ; ; ; ). The rabbis used "they" to avoid saying "God."

‏ Luke 12:20

Thou foolish one ( αφρων ). Fool, for lack of sense ( α privative and φρην, sense) as in 11:40; 2Co 11:19. Old word, used by Socrates in Xenophon. Nominative form as vocative.

Is thy soul required of thee ( την ψυχην σου αιτουσιν απο σου ). Plural active present, not passive: "They are demanding thy soul from thee." The impersonal plural (aitousin) is common enough (Lu 6:38; 12:11; 16:9; 23:31). The rabbis used "they" to avoid saying "God."