Luke 11:37
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And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat.

Luke 7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee and sat down to meat.

Luke 14:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus went into the house of one of the Pharisees, on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more. . . .

Context
Woes to Religious Leaders
36If then thy whole body be lightsome, having no part of darkness: the whole shall be lightsome and, as a bright lamp, shall enlighten thee. 37And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat. 38And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner.…
Cross References
Luke 11:36
If then thy whole body be lightsome, having no part of darkness: the whole shall be lightsome and, as a bright lamp, shall enlighten thee.

Luke 11:38
And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner.

Lexicon
As
Ἐν (En)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[Jesus] was speaking,
λαλῆσαι (lalēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

a Pharisee
Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.

invited
ἐρωτᾷ (erōta)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

to
ὅπως (hopōs)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3704: From hos and pos; what(-ever) how, i.e. In the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual).

dine
ἀριστήσῃ (aristēsē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 709: To breakfast, dine. From ariston; to take the principle meal.

with
παρ’ (par’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

him;
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[so]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

He went in
εἰσελθὼν (eiselthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

[and] reclined at the table.
ἀνέπεσεν (anepesen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 377: From ana and pipto; to fall back, i.e. Lie down, lean back.


Additional Translations
As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

And as He was speaking, a Pharisee asked Him that He would dine with him. And having entered, He reclined.

And as he spoke, a certain Pharisee sought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to eat.

When He had thus spoken, a Pharisee invited Him to breakfast at his house; so He entered and took His place at table.

Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the table.

And in his speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),
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