Luk 23:28 | RWP | e4.org | Turning ( στραφεις ). Luke is fond of this second aorist passive participle of στρεφω ( , , ; ). If he had been still carrying the Cross, he could not have made this dramatic gesture. Weep not ( μη κλαιετε ). Present active imperative with μη , Stop weeping.

‏ Luke 23:28

Turning ( στραφεις ). Luke is fond of this second aorist passive participle of στρεφω (7:9, 44, 55; 10:23). If he had been still carrying the Cross, he could not have made this dramatic gesture.

Weep not ( μη κλαιετε ). Present active imperative with μη, Stop weeping.