Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Sit not down (mh katakliqhv). First aorist (ingressive) passive subjunctive of kataklinw, to recline. Old verb, but peculiar to Luke in the N.T. (Luke 7:36; Luke 9:14; Luke 14:8; Luke 24:30).
Be bidden (h keklhmenov). Periphrastic perfect passive subjunctive of kalew after mh pote.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 14:8:
Luke 7:2
Luke 12:36
Luke 14:8
Luke 14:10
Philippians 2:29
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