Luke 17:28

Authorized King James Version

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

Word-by-Word Analysis
#1
ὁμοίως
G3668
Likewise
similarly
#2
καὶ
G2532
also
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
#3
ὼς
G5613
as
which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
#4
ἐγένετο
G1096
it was
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
#5
ἐν
G1722
in
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
#6
ταῖς
G3588
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
#7
ἡμέραις
G2250
the days
day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
#8
Λώτ·
G3091
of Lot
lot, a patriarch
#9
ἤσθιον
G2068
they did eat
used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by g5315; to eat (usually literal)
#10
ἔπινον
G4095
they drank
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
#11
ἠγόραζον
G59
they bought
properly, to go to market, i.e., (by implication) to purchase; specially, to redeem
#12
ἐπώλουν
G4453
they sold
to barter (as a pedlar), i.e., to sell
#13
ἐφύτευον
G5452
they planted
to set out in the earth, i.e., implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine
#14
ᾠκοδόμουν·
G3618
they builded
to be a house-builder, i.e., construct or (figuratively) confirm

Analysis

The salvation theme here intersects with the metanarrative of redemption running from Genesis to Revelation. Biblical theology recognizes this as part of a unified storyline from the promise in Genesis 3:15 to its fulfillment in Christ. The phrase emphasizing divine revelation contributes to our systematic understanding of Christian doctrine and connects to the broader scriptural witness about God's saving work from the Exodus to the cross.

Historical Context

The literary and historical milieu of the literary conventions and historical circumstances of biblical literature shapes this text's meaning. The historical development of salvation within the theological tradition of Luke Understanding the ancient worldview that shaped the author's theological expression helps modern readers appreciate why the author emphasizes divine revelation in this particular way.

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