What Does Luke 14:17 Mean?

“And”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“sent”

set apart, i.e., (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“servant”

a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“time”

an "hour" (literally or figuratively)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“at supper”

dinner, i.e., the chief meal (usually in the evening)

“to say”

to speak or say (by word or writing)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“to them that were bidden”

to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)

“Come”

to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

“for”

demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because

“now”

even now

“ready”

adjusted, i.e., ready

“are”

he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are

“all things”

all, any, every, the whole