Luk 11:20 | RWP | e4.org | By the finger of God ( εν δακτυλω θεου ). In distinction from the Jewish exorcists. has "by the Spirit of God." Then is come ( αρα εφθασεν ). Φθανω in late Greek comes to mean simply to come, not to come before. The aorist indicative tense here is timeless. Note αρα (accordingly) in the conclusion ( αποδοσις ).

‏ Luke 11:20

By the finger of God ( εν δακτυλω θεου ). In distinction from the Jewish exorcists. Mt 12:28 has "by the Spirit of God."

Then is come ( αρα εφθασεν ). Φθανω in late Greek comes to mean simply to come, not to come before. The aorist indicative tense here is timeless. Note αρα (accordingly) in the conclusion ( αποδοσις ).