Luk 7:12 | RWP | e4.org | Behold ( κα ιδου ). The κα introduces the apodosis of the temporal sentence and has to be left out in translations. It is a common idiom in Luke, κα ιδου . There was carried out ( εξεκομιζετο ). Imperfect passive indicative. Common verb in late Greek for carrying out a body for burial, though here only in the N.T. ( εκκομιζω ). Rock tombs outside of the village exist there today. One that was dead ( τεθνηκως ). Perfect active participle of θνησκω , to die. The only son of his mother ( μονογενης υιος τη μητρ αυτου ). Only begotten son to his mother (dative case). The compound adjective μονογενης ( μονος and γενος ) is common in the old Greek and occurs in the N.T. about Jesus ( , ). The "death of a widow's only son was the greatest misfortune conceivable" (Easton). And she was a widow ( κα αυτη ην χηρα ). This word χηρα gives the finishing touch to the pathos of the situation. The word is from χηρος , bereft. The mourning of a widow for an only son is the extremity of grief (Plummer). Much people ( οχλος ικανος ). Considerable crowd as often with this adjective ικανος . Some were hired mourners, but the size of the crowd showed the real sympathy of the town for her.

‏ Luke 7:12

Behold ( κα ιδου ). The κα introduces the apodosis of the temporal sentence and has to be left out in translations. It is a common idiom in Luke, κα ιδου.

There was carried out ( εξεκομιζετο ). Imperfect passive indicative. Common verb in late Greek for carrying out a body for burial, though here only in the N.T. ( εκκομιζω ). Rock tombs outside of the village exist there today.

One that was dead ( τεθνηκως ). Perfect active participle of θνησκω, to die.

The only son of his mother ( μονογενης υιος τη μητρ αυτου ). Only begotten son to his mother (dative case). The compound adjective μονογενης ( μονος and γενος ) is common in the old Greek and occurs in the N.T. about Jesus (Joh 3:16, 18). The "death of a widow's only son was the greatest misfortune conceivable" (Easton).

And she was a widow ( κα αυτη ην χηρα ). This word χηρα gives the finishing touch to the pathos of the situation. The word is from χηρος, bereft. The mourning of a widow for an only son is the extremity of grief (Plummer).

Much people ( οχλος ικανος ). Considerable crowd as often with this adjective ικανος. Some were hired mourners, but the size of the crowd showed the real sympathy of the town for her.