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And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road. <a href="/esv/luke/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. <a href="/bsb/luke/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road. <a href="/blb/luke/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Carry no purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and greet no one on the road. <a href="/kjv/luke/10.htm">King James Bible</a> Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. <a href="/nkjv/luke/10.htm">New King James Version</a> Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road. <a href="/nasb_/luke/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Carry no money belt, no bag, no sandals, and greet no one along the way. <a href="/nasb/luke/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way. <a href="/nasb77/luke/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Carry no purse, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way. <a href="/lsb/luke/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Carry no money belt, no bag, no sandals, and greet no one on the way. <a href="/amp/luke/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Do not carry a money belt, a provision bag, or [extra] sandals; and do not greet anyone along the way [who would delay you]. <a href="/csb/luke/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Don’t carry a money-bag, traveling bag, or sandals; don’t greet anyone along the road. <a href="/hcsb/luke/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Don&#8217t carry a money-bag, traveling bag, or sandals; don&#8217t greet anyone along the road. <a href="/asv/luke/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way. <a href="/cev/luke/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't take along a moneybag or a traveling bag or sandals. And don't waste time greeting people on the road. <a href="/erv/luke/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes: and salute no man on the way. <a href="/gwt/luke/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don't stop to greet anyone on the way. <a href="/gnt/luke/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> Don't take a purse or a beggar's bag or shoes; don't stop to greet anyone on the road. <a href="/isv/luke/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> Don't carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don't greet anyone on the way. <a href="/msb/luke/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road. <a href="/net/luke/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Do not carry a money bag, a traveler's bag, or sandals, and greet no one on the road. <a href="/nheb/luke/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Carry no money bag, nor pack, nor sandals; and greet no one on the way. <a href="/wbt/luke/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Carry neither purse, nor sack, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. <a href="/wey/luke/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Carry no purse, bag, nor change of shoes; and salute no one on your way." <a href="/web/luke/10.htm">World English Bible</a> Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> carry no bag, no leather pouch, nor sandals; and greet no one on the way; <a href="/blb/luke/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Carry no purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and greet no one on the road. <a href="/ylt/luke/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> carry no bag, no scrip, nor sandals; and salute no one on the way; <a href="/slt/luke/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor shoes: and greet none by the way.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way. <a href="/cpdv/luke/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Do not choose to carry a purse, nor provisions, nor shoes; and you shall greet no one along the way. <a href="/nabre/luke/10.htm">New American Bible</a> Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Do not carry purses, nor bags, nor shoes; and do not salute any man on the road. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “You shall not take for yourselves moneybags, nor wallets, nor sandals and do not greet a man on the road.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Carry no purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and salute no one on the road. <a href="/godbey/luke/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Take neither purse, nor valise, nor sandals: salute no one by the way.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor sandals: and stay to salute no man on the road. <a href="/mace/luke/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> carry neither purse, nor bag, nor shoes; neither salute any man by the way. <a href="/wey/luke/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Carry no purse, bag, nor change of shoes; and salute no one on your way." <a href="/worrell/luke/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals; and salute no one by the way.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>Carry neither purse, nor bag, nor shoes; and salute no one by the way.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/10-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=4106" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/10.htm">Jesus Sends Out the Disciples</a> …3Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4<a href="/greek/941.htm" title="941: bastazete (V-PMA-2P) -- Perhaps remotely derived from the base of basis; to lift, literally or figuratively.">Carry</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">no</a> <a href="/greek/905.htm" title="905: ballantion (N-ANS) -- A purse, money-bag. Probably remotely from ballo; a pouch.">purse</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">or</a> <a href="/greek/4082.htm" title="4082: pēran (N-AFS) -- A sack, wallet for carrying provisions. Of uncertain affinity; a wallet or leather pouch for food.">bag</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">or</a> <a href="/greek/5266.htm" title="5266: hypodēmata (N-ANP) -- A sandal; anything bound under. From hupodeo; something bound under the feet, i.e. A shoe or sandal.">sandals.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/782.htm" title="782: aspasēsthe (V-ASM-2P) -- To greet, salute, pay my respects to, welcome. To enfold in the arms, i.e. to salute, to welcome.">Do not greet</a> <a href="/greek/3367.htm" title="3367: mēdena (Adj-AMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">anyone</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">along</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3598.htm" title="3598: hodon (N-AFS) -- A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.">road.</a> 5Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/10-9.htm">Matthew 10:9-10</a> Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts. / Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions. <a href="/mark/6-8.htm">Mark 6:8-9</a> He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— / and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic. <a href="/luke/9-3.htm">Luke 9:3</a> “Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic. <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25-34</a> Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? / Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ... <a href="/1_corinthians/9-14.htm">1 Corinthians 9:14</a> In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-14.htm">2 Corinthians 12:14</a> See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. <a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a> And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. <a href="/1_timothy/6-8.htm">1 Timothy 6:8</a> But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a> Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” <a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a> Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. <a href="/exodus/12-11.htm">Exodus 12:11</a> This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover. <a href="/deuteronomy/8-4.htm">Deuteronomy 8:4</a> Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a> For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out. <a href="/1_samuel/9-7.htm">1 Samuel 9:7-8</a> “If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” / The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” <a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6</a> The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Carry neither purse, nor money, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.neither.<a href="/luke/9-3.htm">Luke 9:3</a> And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.<a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Luke 22:35</a> And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.<a href="/matthew/10-9.htm">Matthew 10:9,10</a> Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, … and.<a href="/luke/9-59.htm">Luke 9:59,60</a> And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father… <a href="/genesis/24-33.htm">Genesis 24:33,56</a> And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on… <a href="/1_samuel/21-8.htm">1 Samuel 21:8</a> And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/9-3.htm">Bag</a> <a href="/mark/6-8.htm">Belt</a> <a href="/luke/2-27.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/luke/9-29.htm">Change</a> <a href="/luke/9-17.htm">Food</a> <a href="/mark/9-15.htm">Greet</a> <a href="/luke/9-3.htm">Money</a> <a href="/mark/6-8.htm">Purse</a> <a href="/luke/9-57.htm">Road</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">Sack</a> <a href="/mark/15-18.htm">Salute</a> <a href="/luke/3-16.htm">Sandals</a> <a href="/luke/9-3.htm">Scrip</a> <a href="/luke/3-16.htm">Shoes</a> <a href="/luke/9-3.htm">Wallet</a> <a href="/luke/10-3.htm">Way</a> <a href="/luke/9-36.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Bag</a> <a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Belt</a> <a href="/luke/11-46.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Change</a> <a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/romans/16-3.htm">Greet</a> <a href="/luke/10-35.htm">Money</a> <a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Purse</a> <a href="/luke/10-31.htm">Road</a> <a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Sack</a> <a href="/acts/25-13.htm">Salute</a> <a href="/luke/15-22.htm">Sandals</a> <a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Scrip</a> <a href="/luke/15-22.htm">Shoes</a> <a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Wallet</a> <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Way</a> <a href="/luke/10-39.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 10</div>1. <a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;</a> 13. <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">pronounces a woe against certain cities.</a> 17. <a href="/luke/10-17.htm">The seventy return with joy; </a> 18. <a href="/luke/10-18.htm">he shows them wherein to rejoice, </a> 21. <a href="/luke/10-21.htm">and thanks his Father for his grace;</a> 23. <a href="/luke/10-23.htm">magnifies the happy estate of his church;</a> 25. <a href="/luke/10-25.htm">teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life, </a> 30. <a href="/luke/10-30.htm">and tells the parable of the good Samaritan;</a> 38. <a href="/luke/10-38.htm">reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Carry no purse or bag or sandals. This instruction from Jesus to His disciples emphasizes reliance on God's provision and the urgency of their mission. In biblical times, a purse or money bag was used to carry coins, a bag for provisions, and sandals for travel. By instructing them to carry none of these, Jesus is teaching dependence on the hospitality of those they would minister to, reflecting the cultural practice of hospitality in the ancient Near East. This directive also echoes God's provision for the Israelites during their wilderness journey, where they were sustained without the usual means (<a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a>). The absence of sandals may symbolize the holy nature of their mission, reminiscent of Moses removing his sandals at the burning bush (<a href="/exodus/3-5.htm">Exodus 3:5</a>). This command underscores the urgency and focus required for their mission, as they are to trust in God's provision and the kindness of others, rather than their own resources.Do not greet anyone along the road. In the cultural context of the time, greetings were often lengthy and involved elaborate rituals. By instructing His disciples not to greet anyone along the road, Jesus emphasizes the urgency and single-mindedness required for their mission. This is not a call to rudeness but a directive to avoid unnecessary delays. The mission of proclaiming the Kingdom of God takes precedence over social customs. This urgency is similar to Elisha's instructions to Gehazi in <a href="/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29</a>, where he was told not to greet anyone to ensure the swift delivery of God's message. The focus is on the task at hand, highlighting the importance of the message they carry and the immediacy of their mission.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this command, Jesus is sending out seventy-two disciples to prepare the way for His ministry. His instructions are meant to guide them in their mission. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_seventy-two_disciples.htm">The Seventy-Two Disciples</a> These are the individuals Jesus appointed and sent out in pairs to every town and place He was about to visit. They are tasked with spreading the message of the Kingdom of God. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_road.htm">The Road</a> Symbolic of the journey and mission field, the road represents the path the disciples are to take as they carry out their mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> Jesus instructs His disciples to carry no purse, bag, or sandals, emphasizing total reliance on God's provision. This teaches us to trust in God's ability to meet our needs as we pursue His work. <a href="/topical/f/focus_and_urgency.htm">Focus and Urgency</a> The command not to greet anyone along the road underscores the urgency and focus required in God's mission. We are reminded to prioritize our spiritual tasks and not be distracted by worldly concerns. <a href="/topical/s/simplicity_in_mission.htm">Simplicity in Mission</a> By traveling light, the disciples are to maintain simplicity in their mission. This encourages us to strip away unnecessary burdens and focus on the core message of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The disciples' journey without material provisions is an act of faith. We are called to step out in faith, trusting that God will provide as we serve Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 10</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_allow_disciples_a_staff.htm">Did Jesus allow his disciples to keep a staff on their journey? Yes (Mark 6:8) No (Matthew 10:9; Luke 9:3)</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_tell_them_to_buy_swords.htm">Why did Jesus tell His disciples to sell their cloaks and buy swords (Luke 22:36)?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_cor_9_4-14_align_with_matt_10_8-10.htm">In 1 Corinthians 9:4-14, Paul argues for financial support for apostles; how does that align with Jesus's command in Matthew 10:8-10 to preach without seeking material gain?</a> <a href="/q/key_teachings_events_in_luke.htm">What are the key teachings and events in Luke?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) Carry neither purse, nor scrip.--See Notes on <a href="/context/matthew/10-9.htm" title="Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,">Matthew 10:9-10</a>; <a href="/mark/6-8.htm" title="And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no money, no bread, no money in their purse:">Mark 6:8</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes. They were to burden themselves with no useless baggage, nor were they to be careful for ways and means of livelhood. Dean Plumptre very beautifully writes, on the similar words reported in <a href="/matthew/10-10.htm">Matthew 10:10</a> "Experience (and, we may add, the spirit that teaches by experience) has led the Christian Church at large to look on these commands as binding only during the mission on which the twelve were actually sent. It is impossible not to admire the noble enthusiasm of poverty which showed itself in the literal adoption of such rules by the followers of Francis of Assist, and, to some extent, by those of Wickliffe; but the history of the mendicant orders and other like fraternities forms part of that teaching of history which has led men to feel that in the long-run the beggar's life will bring the beggar's vices. Yet here, as in the case of the precepts of the sermon on the mount, the spirit is binding still, though the letter has passed away. The mission work of the Church has ever prospered in proportion as that spirit has pervaded it." And salute no man by the way. This especially refers to the length and tediousness of Eastern salutations, often very unreal, and which would consume much valuable time. Men were to see that one absorbing interest possessed them, and that to them was no time given for the ordinary useless amenities of life. <a href="/commentaries/luke/10-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Carry βαστάζετε (bastazete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_941.htm">Strong's 941: </a> Perhaps remotely derived from the base of basis; to lift, literally or figuratively. no μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. purse βαλλάντιον (ballantion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> A purse, money-bag. Probably remotely from ballo; a pouch. [or] μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. bag πήραν (pēran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4082.htm">Strong's 4082: </a> A sack, wallet for carrying provisions. Of uncertain affinity; a wallet or leather pouch for food. [or] μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. sandals. ὑποδήματα (hypodēmata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5266.htm">Strong's 5266: </a> A sandal; anything bound under. From hupodeo; something bound under the feet, i.e. A shoe or sandal. Do not greet ἀσπάσησθε (aspasēsthe) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_782.htm">Strong's 782: </a> To greet, salute, pay my respects to, welcome. To enfold in the arms, i.e. to salute, to welcome. [anyone] μηδένα (mēdena) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3367.htm">Strong's 3367: </a> No one, none, nothing. along κατὰ (kata) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. road. ὁδὸν (hodon) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3598.htm">Strong's 3598: </a> A way, road, journey, path. 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