Luke 19:14

14οἱButδὲthe citizensπολῖταιof himαὐτοῦhatedἐμίσουνhimαὐτόν,andκαὶsentἀπέστειλανa delegationπρεσβείανafterὀπίσωhimαὐτοῦsayingλέγοντες·NotΟὐwe are willing [for]θέλομενthis [man]τοῦτονto reignβασιλεῦσαιoverἐφ’usἡμᾶς.

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We are not willing [for] this [man] to reign over us.’

Vocab difficulty

65.6

Rare words

  • πολῖται

    πολίτης

    a citizen, fellow-citizen.

  • πρεσβείαν

    πρεσβεία

    an embassy, delegation, eldership.