Luke 4:20

He closed [π τ υ ξ α ς]. See on verse 17.

Minister [υ π η ρ ε τ η]. See on Matthew 5:25. Lit., as Rev., attendant.

Minister is likely to be misunderstood as referring to the president of the congregation, who, as the teaching elder, would have addressed the people if Jesus had not done so. It means the attendant who had charge of the sacred rolls. He was a salaried officer, a kind of chapel - clerk.

Sat down. As about to teach; that being the habitual position of a Jewish teacher.

Were fastened [η σ α ν α τ ε ν ι ζ ο ν τ ε ς]. The participle and finite verb denoting continuous, steadfast attention. The verb, from teinw, to stretch, denotes fixed attention. Indeed, the word attention itself, etymologically considered, conveys the same idea.