@article{van_eck_samaritan_2018, title = {The Samaritan ‘brought him to an inn’: Revisiting πανδοχεῖον in Luke 10:34}, volume = {74}, rights = {Copyright (c) 2018 Ernest van Eck, Robert J van Niekerk}, issn = {2072-8050}, url = {https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5195}, doi = {10.4102/hts.v74i4.5195}, shorttitle = {The Samaritan ‘brought him to an inn’}, abstract = {This article traces the meaning of κατάλυμά and πανδοχεῖον in available Roman-Egypt papyri, the {LXX}, early-Jewish literature, and Greek writings to determine the meaning of πανδοχεῖον [inn] used in Luke 10:34. It is argued that a lexical study of κατάλυμά and πανδοχεῖον and available information on travel in the ancient world indicate that there is no evidence for the so-called non-commercial inns in the ancient world and that commercial inns and innkeepers, in principle, were all ‘bad’. In conclusion, the implications of this understanding of πανδοχεῖον and πανδοκεύς (Lk 10:34, 35) for the possible intended meaning of the parable are discussed, a conclusion that begs further research regarding the identity of the protagonist in the parable.}, number = {4}, journaltitle = {{HTS} Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies}, author = {Van Eck, Ernest and Van Niekerk, Robert J.}, urldate = {2020-02-20}, date = {2018-11-14}, note = {Free}, keywords = {Greek writers, {LXX}, Roman-Egypt papyri, Samaritan, hospitality, inn, travel in ancient world}, }