Luke 14:8
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;”
καλέω
To call, to summon, to invite. Kaleo. Many are called but few are chosen. The call of God is universal but the response is personal. The invitation is open. Will you come.
ὅταν
When
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ὅταν
Whenever, when, as soon as. Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened whenever you knock. The invitation is always current.
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πρωτοκλισία
first place,
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πρωτοκλισία
a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals
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κατακλίνω
may recline
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κατακλίνω
to recline down, i.e. (specially) to take a place at table
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εἰμί
may have been
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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ἔντιμος
one] more honorable
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ἔντιμος
valued (figuratively)
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γάμος
wedding feasts,
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γάμος
nuptials
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