The Meaning of Luke 18:40 Explained

Luke 18:40

KJV: And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

YLT: And Jesus having stood, commanded him to be brought unto him, and he having come nigh, he questioned him,

Darby: And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be led to him. And when he drew nigh he asked him saying,

ASV: And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  Jesus  stood,  and commanded  him  to be brought  unto  him:  and  when he  was come near,  he asked  him, 

What does Luke 18:40 Mean?

Context Summary

Luke 18:31-43 - The Reward Of Faith
Our Lord knew what was awaiting Him. He laid down His life "of Himself." But all the significance of His life and death was concealed from the Apostles and others. Their eyes were blinded, till the glory of the Resurrection morning had dawned and the day of Pentecost had fully come.
Our Lord's mind must have been filled with the anticipation of the momentous issues to be decided; but He was sufficiently at leisure from Himself to hear the cry of distress from this blind beggar. How absolutely He placed Himself at the disposal of those who needed His help! Human need and sorrow always commanded Him. Each comer was able to draw all the grace he required, according to the measure of the bucket of his faith when let down into that infinite well. There is no reason why each of us should not be made whole and follow Christ, glorifying Him. But we are blind! [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 18

1  Of the importunate widow
9  Of the Pharisee and the tax collector
15  Of Children brought to Jesus
18  A ruler would follow Jesus, but is hindered by his riches
28  The reward of those who leave all for his sake
31  He foretells his death;
35  and restores a blind man to sight

Greek Commentary for Luke 18:40

Stood [στατεις]
First aorist passive where Mark 10:49; Matthew 20:32 have στας — stas (second aorist active) translated “stood still.” One is as “still” as the other. The first is that Jesus “ stopped.” [source]
Be brought [αχτηναι]
First aorist infinitive in indirect command. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 18:40

Mark 10:49 Stood still [στας]
Second aorist active ingressive participle. So Matthew 20:32. Luke 18:40 has στατεις — statheis aorist passive participle. [source]
Acts 2:14 Standing up with the eleven [στατεις συν τοις ενδεκα]
Took his stand with the eleven including Matthias, who also rose up with them, and spoke as their spokesman, a formal and impressive beginning. The Codex Bezae has “ten apostles.” Luke is fond of this pictorial use of στατεις — statheis (first aorist passive participle of ιστημι — histēmi) as seen nowhere else in the N.T. (Luke 18:11, Luke 18:40; Luke 19:8; Acts 5:20; Acts 17:22; Acts 27:21). [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 18:40 mean?

Having stopped then - Jesus commanded him to be brought to Him Having drawn near him He asked
Σταθεὶς δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ἀχθῆναι πρὸς αὐτόν ἐγγίσαντος αὐτοῦ ἐπηρώτησεν

Σταθεὶς  Having  stopped 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Passive, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἵστημι  
Sense: to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set.
  - 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Ἰησοῦς  Jesus 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰησοῦς  
Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor.
ἐκέλευσεν  commanded 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: κελεύω  
Sense: to command, to order.
ἀχθῆναι  to  be  brought 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Passive
Root: ἄγω  
Sense: to lead, take with one.
ἐγγίσαντος  Having  drawn  near 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: ἐγγίζω  
Sense: to bring near, to join one thing to another.
ἐπηρώτησεν  He  asked 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἐπερωτάω  
Sense: to accost one with an enquiry, put a question to, enquiry of, ask, interrogate.

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