Luke 14:23

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And the LORde sayd to the servaunt: Go out into ye hye wayes and hedges and compell the to come in that my housse maye be filled.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ κύριος πρὸς τὸν δοῦλον, Ἔξελθε εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς καὶ φραγμούς, καὶ ἀνάγκασον εἰσελθεῖν, ἵνα γεμισθῇ ὁ οἶκος μου.

Transliteration

And eipen the kyrios pros the doulon, Exelthe into the hodous and phragmous, and anagkason eiselthein, so that gemisthē the oikos of me.

Grammar Details

• *eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - said
• *kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - lord/master
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *doulon*: accusative, masculine, singular - servant/slave
• *exelthe*: aorist imperative, active, 2nd singular - go out
• *hodous*: accusative, feminine, plural - roads/highways
• *phragmous*: accusative, masculine, plural - hedges/fences
• *anagkason*: aorist imperative, active, 2nd singular - compel/force
• *eiselthein*: aorist infinitive, active - to come in/enter
• *hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *gemisthē*: aorist subjunctive, passive, 3rd singular - might be filled
• *oikos*: nominative, masculine, singular - house
• *mou*: personal pronoun, genitive, singular - of me

Word Meanings

• *eipen*: said/spoke
• *kyrios*: lord/master/owner
• *pros*: to/toward/with
• *doulon*: servant/slave/bondservant
• *exelthe*: go out/depart/go forth
• *hodous*: roads/highways/pathways
• *phragmous*: hedges/fences/barriers [likely referring to countryside]
• *anagkason*: compel/force/urge strongly
• *eiselthein*: to come in/to enter
• *gemisthē*: might be filled/may be filled/become full
• *oikos*: house/home/household

Referenced Verses

• Acts 13:47-48 : 47 For so hath the Lorde comaunded vs: I have made ye a light to the getyls yt thou be salvacio vnto ye ende of ye worlde. 48 The getyls hearde and were glad and glorified the worde of ye Lorde and beleved: eve as many as were ordeyned vnto eternall lyfe.
• Acts 16:15 : 15 When she was baptised and her housholde she besought vs sayinge: Yf ye thinke that I beleve on the Lorde come into my housse and abyde there. And she constrayned vs.
• Acts 18:6 : 6 And whe they sayde cotrary and blasphemed he shoke his rayment and sayde vnto the: youre bloud apon youre awne heeddes and fro hence forth I goo blamelesse vnto ye gentyls.
• Acts 22:21-22 : 21 And he sayde vnto me: departe for I will sende the a farre hence vnto the Gentyls. 22 They gave him audience vnto this worde and then lifte vp their voyces and sayde: a waye wt soche a felowe fro the erth: yt is pitie that he shuld live.
• Acts 26:18-20 : 18 to open their eyes that they myght turne from darcknes vnto lyght and from the power of Satan vnto God that they maye receave forgevenes of synnes and inheritauce amonge the which are sanctified by fayth in me. 19 Wherfore kynge Agrippa I was not disobedient vnto the hevenly vision: 20 but shewed fyrst vnto them of Damasco and at Ierusalem and thorow out all the costes of Iewry and to the gentyls that they shuld repent and turne to God and do the ryght workes of repentaunce.
• Acts 28:28 : 28 Be it knowen therfore vnto you that this salvacion of God is sent to the gentyls and they shall heare it.
• Rom 10:18 : 18 But I axe: have they not herde? No dout their sounde went out into all londes: and their wordes in to the endes of the worlde.
• Rom 11:13-14 : 13 I speake to you gentyls in as moche as I am the Apostle of ye gentyls I will magnify myn office 14 that I myght provoke them which are my flesshe and myght save some of them.
• Rom 15:9-9 : 9 And let the gentyls prayse god for his mercy as it is written: For this cause I will prayse the amonge the gentyls and synge in thy name. 10 And agayne he sayth: reioyse ye gentyles with his people. 11 And agayne prayse the Lorde all ye gentyls and laude him all nacions. 12 And in another place Esaias sayth: ther shalbe the rote of Iesse and he that shall ryse ro raygne over the gentyls: in him shall the gentyls trust.
• 1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For though I be fre from all men yet have I made my silfe servaunt vnto all men that I myght wynne the moo. 20 Vnto the Iewes I became as a Iewe to winne ye Iewes. To the that were vnder the lawe was I made as though I had bene vnder the lawe to wynne the that were vnder the lawe. 21 To them that were without lawe be ca I as though I had bene without lawe (whe I was not without lawe as perteyninge to god but vnder a lawe as concerninge Christ) to wynne the that were without lawe. 22 To the weake became I as weake to wynne the weake. In all thinge I fassioned my silfe to all men to save at ye lest waye some. 23 And this I do for the gospels sake that I might have my parte therof.
• 2 Cor 5:11 : 11 Seynge then that we knowe how the LORde is to be feared we fare fayre with men. For we are knowen wel ynough vnto God. I trust also that we are knowen in youre consciences.
• 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 Now then are we messengers in the roume of Christ: even as though God did beseche you thorow vs: So praye we you in Christes stede that ye be atone with God:
• 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 We as helpers therfore exhorte you yt ye receave not the grace of god in (vayne)
• Eph 2:11-22 : 11 Wherfore remeber yt ye beynge in tyme passed getyls in ye flesshe and were called vncircucision to the which are called circucisio in the flesshe which circucision is made by hondes: 12 Remeber I saye yt ye were at that tyme wt oute Christ and were reputed aliantes from the comen welth of Israel and were straugers fro the testamentes of promes and had no hope and were with out god in this worlde. 13 But now in Christ Iesu ye which a whyle agoo were farre of are made nye by ye bloude of Christ. 14 For he is oure peace whych hath made of both one and hath broken doune the wall yt was a stoppe bitwene vs 15 and hath also put awaye thorow his flesshe the cause of hatred (that is to saye the lawe of commaundementes contayned in the lawe written) for to make of twayne one newe ma in him silfe so makynge peace: 16 and to recocile both vnto god in one body thorow his crosse and slewe hatred therby: 17 and came and preached peace to you which were afarre of and to them that were nye. 18 For thorow him we both have an open waye in in one sprete vnto the father. 19 Now therfore ye are no moare straugers and foreners: but citesyns with the saynctes and of the housholde of god: 20 and are bilt apon the foundacion of the apostles and prophetes Iesus Christ beynge the heed corner stone 21 in whom every bildynge coupled togedder groweth vnto an holy temple in ye LORde 22 in who ye also are bilt togedder and made an habitacio for god in the sprete.
• Col 1:23 : 23 yf ye continue grounded and stablysshed in the fayth and be not moved awaye from the hope of the gospell wher of ye have herde howe that it is preached amonge all creatures which are vnder heven wher of I Paul am made a minister.
• Col 1:28 : 28 whom we preach warnynge all men and teachinge all men in all wisdome to make all men parfect in Christ Iesu.
• 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 preache the worde be fervent be it in season or out of season. Improve rebuke exhorte with all longe sufferinge and doctryne.
• Gen 19:2-3 : 2 And he sayde: Se LORdes turne in I praye you in to youre servauntes house and tary all nyghte and wash youre fete and ryse vp early and go on youre wayes. And they sayde: nay but we will byde in the streates all nyghte. 3 And he copelled them excedyngly. And they turned in vnto hym and entred in to his house and he made them a feaste and dyd bake swete cakes and they ate.
• Matt 22:9-9 : 9 Go ye therfore out into ye hyewayes and as many as ye finde byd them to the mariage. 10 The seruauntes wet out into the hiewayes and gaddered to gedder as many as they coulde fynde both good and bad and ye weddinge was furnysshed with gestes.
• Matt 28:19-20 : 19 Go therfore and teache all nacions baptysinge them in the name of the father and the sonne and the holy goost: 20 Teachinge them to observe all thynges what soever I comcommaunded you. And lo I am with you all waye even vntyll the ende of the worlde.
• Acts 9:15 : 15 The LORde sayde vnto him: Goo thy wayes: for he is a chosen vessell vnto me to beare my name before the gentyls and kynges and the chyldren of Israel.
• Acts 10:44-48 : 44 Whyle Peter yet spake these wordes the holy gost fell on all them which hearde the preachinge. 45 And they of ye circucision which beleved were astonyed as many as came wt Peter because that on the Gentyls also was sheed oute ye gyfte of the holy gost. 46 For they hearde them speake with tonges and magnify God. Then answered Peter: 47 can eny man forbyd water that these shuld not be baptised which have receaved the holy goost as well as we? 48 And he comaunded them to be baptysed in the name of the Lorde. Then prayde they him to tary a feawe dayes.
• Acts 11:18-21 : 18 when they hearde this they helde their peace and gloryfied God sayinge: then hath God also to the gentyls graunted repentaunce vnto lyfe. 19 They which were scattryd abroade thorow the affliccion that arose aboute Steven walked thorow oute tyll they came vnto Phenices and Cypers and Antioche preachynge ye worde to no man but vnto the Iewes only. 20 Some of them were men of Cypers and Syrene which when they were come into Antioche spake vnto the Grekes and preched the Lorde Iesus. 21 And the honde of the Lorde was with them and a greate nombre beleved and turned vnto the Lorde.
• Luke 24:29 : 29 But they constrayned him sayinge: abyde with vs for it draweth towardes nyght and the daye is farre passed. And he went in to tary with the.
• Matt 21:43 : 43 Therfore saye I vnto you the kyngdome of God shalbe take from you and shalbe geve to the getyls which shall brynge forth the frutes of it.