Luk 15:15 | RWP | e4.org | Joined himself ( εκολληθη ). First aorist passive of κολλαω , an old verb to glue together, to cleave to. In the N.T. only the passive occurs. He was glued to, was joined to. It is not necessary to take this passive in the middle reflexive sense. The citizens ( των πολιτων ). Curiously enough this common word citizen ( πολιτης from πολις , city) is found in the N.T. only in Luke's writings ( ; ; ) except in where it is quoted from . To feed swine ( βοσκειν χοιρους ). A most degrading occupation for anyone and for a Jew an unspeakable degradation.

‏ Luke 15:15

Joined himself ( εκολληθη ). First aorist passive of κολλαω, an old verb to glue together, to cleave to. In the N.T. only the passive occurs. He was glued to, was joined to. It is not necessary to take this passive in the middle reflexive sense.

The citizens ( των πολιτων ). Curiously enough this common word citizen ( πολιτης from πολις, city) is found in the N.T. only in Luke's writings (15:15; 19:14; Ac 21:39) except in He 8:11 where it is quoted from Jer 38:34.

To feed swine ( βοσκειν χοιρους ). A most degrading occupation for anyone and for a Jew an unspeakable degradation.