Luk 5:2 | RWP | e4.org | Two boats ( πλοια δυο ). Some MSS. have πλοιαρια , little boats, but πλοια was used of boats of various sizes, even of ships like νηες . The fishermen ( ο αλεεις ). It is an old Homeric word that has come back to common use in the Koine . It means "sea-folk" from αλς , sea. Were washing ( επλυνον ). Imperfect active, though some MSS. have aorist επλυναν . Vincent comments on Luke's use of five verbs for washing: this one for cleaning, απομασσω for wiping the dust from one's feet ( ), εκμασσω of the sinful woman wiping Christ's feet with her hair ( , ), απολουω of washing away sins (symbolically, of course) as in , and λουω of washing the body of Dorcas ( ) and the stripes of the prisoners ( ). On "nets" see on ; .

‏ Luke 5:2

Two boats ( πλοια δυο ). Some MSS. have πλοιαρια, little boats, but πλοια was used of boats of various sizes, even of ships like νηες.

The fishermen ( ο αλεεις ). It is an old Homeric word that has come back to common use in the Koine. It means "sea-folk" from αλς, sea.

Were washing ( επλυνον ). Imperfect active, though some MSS. have aorist επλυναν. Vincent comments on Luke's use of five verbs for washing: this one for cleaning, απομασσω for wiping the dust from one's feet (10:11), εκμασσω of the sinful woman wiping Christ's feet with her hair (7:38, 44), απολουω of washing away sins (symbolically, of course) as in Ac 22:16, and λουω of washing the body of Dorcas (Ac 9:37) and the stripes of the prisoners (Ac 16:33). On "nets" see on Mt 4:20; Mr 1:18.