Luk 21:9 | RWP | e4.org | Be not terrified ( μη πτοηθητε ). First aorist passive subjunctive with μη from πτοεω an old verb to terrify, from πτοα , terror. In the N.T. only here and . First ( Πρωτον ). It is so easy to forget this and to insist that the end is "immediately" in spite of Christ's explicit denial here. See ; for discussion of details for , the great eschatological discourse of Jesus

‏ Luke 21:9

Be not terrified ( μη πτοηθητε ). First aorist passive subjunctive with μη from πτοεω an old verb to terrify, from πτοα, terror. In the N.T. only here and Lu 24:37.

First ( Πρωτον ). It is so easy to forget this and to insist that the end is "immediately" in spite of Christ's explicit denial here. See Mt 24:4-42; Mr 13:1-37 for discussion of details for Lu 21:8-36, the great eschatological discourse of Jesus