1 Corinthians 10:21
Ye cannot ( ου δυνασθε ). Morally impossible to drink the Lord's cup and the cup of demons, to partake of the Lord's table and the table of demons.Of the table of the Lord ( τραπεζης Κυριου ). No articles, but definite idea. Τραπεζα is from τετρα (four) and πεζα (a foot), four-footed. Here
table means, as often, what is on the table. See Lu 22:30 where Jesus says "at my table" ( επ της τραπεζης μου ), referring to the spiritual feast hereafter. Here the reference is plainly to the Lord's Supper ( Κυριακον δειπνον, 1Co 11:20). See allusions in O.T. to use of the table in heathen idol feasts (Isa 65:11; Jer 7:18; Eze 16:18f.; 23:41). The altar of burnt-offering is called the table of the Lord in Mal 1:7 (Vincent).
Copyright information for
RWP