Luk 4:42-44 | RWP | e4.org | When it was day ( γενομενης ημερας ). Genitive absolute with aorist middle participle. notes it was "a great while before day" (which see for discussion) when Jesus rose up to go after a restless night. No doubt, because of the excitement of the previous sabbath in Capernaum. He went out to pray ( ). Sought after him ( επεζητουν αυτον ). Imperfect active indicative. The multitudes kept at it until "they came unto him" ( ηλθον εως αυτου , aorist active indicative). They accomplished their purpose, εως αυτου , right up to him. Would have stayed him ( κατειχον αυτον ). Better, They tried to hinder him . The conative imperfect active of κατεχω , an old and common verb. It means either to hold fast ( ), to take, get possession of ( ) or to hold back, to retain, to restrain ( ; ; ; ; ). In this passage it is followed by the ablative case. That he should not go from them ( του μη πορευεσθα απ' αυτων ). Literally, "from going away from them." The use of μη (not) after κατειχον is the neat Greek idiom of the redundant negative after a verb of hindering like the French ne (Robertson, Grammar , p. 1171) .

‏ Luke 4:42-44

When it was day ( γενομενης ημερας ). Genitive absolute with aorist middle participle. Mr 1:35 notes it was "a great while before day" (which see for discussion) when Jesus rose up to go after a restless night. No doubt, because of the excitement of the previous sabbath in Capernaum. He went out to pray (Mr 1:35).

Sought after him ( επεζητουν αυτον ). Imperfect active indicative. The multitudes kept at it until "they came unto him" ( ηλθον εως αυτου, aorist active indicative). They accomplished their purpose, εως αυτου, right up to him.

Would have stayed him ( κατειχον αυτον ). Better,

They tried to hinder him. The conative imperfect active of κατεχω, an old and common verb. It means either to hold fast (Lu 8:15), to take, get possession of (Lu 14:9) or to hold back, to retain, to restrain (Phm 1:13; Ro 1:18; 7:6; 2Th 2:6; Lu 4:42). In this passage it is followed by the ablative case.

That he should not go from them ( του μη πορευεσθα απ' αυτων ). Literally, "from going away from them." The use of μη (not) after κατειχον is the neat Greek idiom of the redundant negative after a verb of hindering like the French ne (Robertson, Grammar, p. 1171) .

I must ( με δε ). Jesus felt the urge to go with the work of evangelism "to the other cities also," to all, not to a favoured few.

For therefore was I sent ( οτ επ τουτο απεσταλην ). "A phrase of Johannine ring" (Ragg). Second aorist passive indicative of αποστελλω. Christ is the great Apostle of God to men.

Was preaching ( ην κηρυσσων ). Periphrastic imperfect active, describing his first tour of Galilee in accord with the purpose just stated. One must fill in details, though Mr 1:39 and Mt 8:23-25 tell of the mass of work done on this campaign.