Luk 14:6 | RWP | e4.org | Could not answer again ( ουκ ισχυσαν ανταποκριθηνα ). Did not have strength to answer back or in turn ( αντι- ) as in . They could not take up the argument and were helpless. They hated to admit that they cared more for an ox or ass or even a son than for this poor dropsical man.

‏ Luke 14:6

Could not answer again ( ουκ ισχυσαν ανταποκριθηνα ). Did not have strength to answer back or in turn ( αντι- ) as in Ro 9:20. They could not take up the argument and were helpless. They hated to admit that they cared more for an ox or ass or even a son than for this poor dropsical man.