Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
With desire I have desired (epiqumiai epequmhsa). A Hebraism common in the LXX. Associative instrumental case of substantive and first aorist active indicative of same like a cognate accusative. Peculiar to Luke is all this verse. See this idiom in John 3:29; Acts 4:17.
Before I suffer (pro tou me paqein). Preposition pro with articular infinitive and accusative of general reference, "before the suffering as to me." Paqein is second aorist active infinitive of pasxw.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 22:15:
Mark 4:19
John 18:28
Acts 5:28
James 4:2
James 5:17
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