Luk 24:25-27 | RWP | e4.org | Foolish men ( ανοητο ). Literally without sense ( νους ), not understanding. Common word. Slow of heart ( βραδεις τη καρδια ). Slow in heart (locative case). Old word for one dull, slow to comprehend or to act. All that ( πασιν οις ). Relative attracted from the accusative α to the case of the antecedent πασιν (dative). They could only understand part of the prophecies, not all.

‏ Luke 24:25-27

Foolish men ( ανοητο ). Literally without sense ( νους ), not understanding. Common word.

Slow of heart ( βραδεις τη καρδια ). Slow in heart (locative case). Old word for one dull, slow to comprehend or to act.

All that ( πασιν οις ). Relative attracted from the accusative α to the case of the antecedent πασιν (dative). They could only understand part of the prophecies, not all.

Behooved it not? ( ουχ εδει; ). Was it not necessary? The very things about the death of Jesus that disturbed them so were the strongest proof that he was the Messiah of the Old Testament.

Interpreted ( διηρμηνευσεν ). First aorist active (constative aorist) indicative of διερμηνευω (Margin has the imperfect διηρμηνευεν ), intensive compound ( δια ) of ερμηνευω, the old verb to interpret from ερμηνευς, interpreter, and that from Hερμης, the messenger of the gods as the people of Lystra took Paul to be (Ac 14:12). But what wonderful exegesis the two disciples were now hearing!

Concerning himself ( περ εαυτον ). Jesus found himself in the Old Testament, a thing that some modern scholars do not seem able to do.