{And he would not} (ho de ouk (8874)helen). Imperfect tense
of persistent refusal. {Till he should pay} (he(9373) apod(9369)). This
futuristic aorist subjunctive is the rule with he(9373) for a
future goal. He was to stay in prison till he should pay. "He
acts on the instinct of a base nature, and also doubtless in
accordance with long habits of harsh tyrannical behaviour towards
men in his power" (Bruce). On imprisonment for debt among the
Greeks and Romans see Deissmann, _Light from the Ancient East_,
pp. 270,330.