Mat 22:5 | RWP | e4.org | Made light of it ( αμελησαντες ). Literally, neglecting, not caring for. They may even have ridiculed the invitation, but the verb does not say so. However, to neglect an invitation to a wedding feast is a gross discourtesy. One to his own farm ( ος μεν εις τον ιδιον αγρον ) or field, another to his merchandise ( ος δε επ την εμποριαν αυτου ) only example in the N.T., from εμπορος , merchant, one who travels for traffic ( εμπορευομα ), a drummer.

‏ Matthew 22:5

Made light of it ( αμελησαντες ). Literally, neglecting, not caring for. They may even have ridiculed the invitation, but the verb does not say so. However, to neglect an invitation to a wedding feast is a gross discourtesy.

One to his own farm ( ος μεν εις τον ιδιον αγρον ) or field,

another to his merchandise ( ος δε επ την εμποριαν αυτου ) only example in the N.T., from εμπορος, merchant, one who travels for traffic ( εμπορευομα ), a drummer.