{When he had sat down} (en t(9369) kataklith(886e)ai auton).
Luke's common idiom as in verses  4,15 . Note first aorist
passive infinitive (on the reclining as to him). {Gave}
(epedidou). Imperfect, inchoative idea, began to give to them,
in contrast with the preceding aorist (punctiliar) participles.