Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Shall say (eiph). Second aorist subjunctive, with ean, condition of the third class, undetermined, but with prospect of being determined.
Delayeth (xronizei). From xronov, time, spends time, lingers.
Shall begin (archtai). First aorist middle subjunctive with ean and the same condition as eiph, above.
The menservants (touv paidav)
and the maidservants (kai tav paidiskav). Paidiskh is a diminutive of paiv for a young female slave and occurs in the papyri, orginally just a damsel. Here paiv can mean slave also though strictly just a boy.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Luke 12:39
Luke 12:41
Luke 12:42
1 Corinthians 4:1
Galatians 4:22
Revelation 17:2
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