answering. taking him up. Greek. hupolambano. Used only by Luke, here, Luke 7:43.Acts 1:9; Acts 2:15, and in this sense only here. taking [the ground] from under him.
man. Greek. anthropos. App-123.
down. In more senses than one. The road was. steep descent. Compare Luke 19:28.
thieves. robbers, or brigands, as in Matthew 26:55.John 18:40. See notes there.
stripped, &c. Not of his raiment only, but of all he had.
wounded. inflicted wounds.
departed. went off. leaving him. Supply, with the force of the verb tunchano. leaving him [for all they cared] half dead.
half dead. Greek. hemithanes. Occurs only here in N.T.