ater marks an action or circumstance carried out apart from something named in the clause.

As a preposition, it marks action or circumstance apart from what follows: the sending lacks travel items in Luke 22:35, and the planned delivery is apart from a crowd in Luke 22:6.

1. Preposition marking absence or exclusion · dominant

   The form is tagged as a preposition in both verses. In Luke 22:35 the APB renders the sending as occurring "without purse and bag and sandals"; in Luke 22:6 it renders the planned delivery as occurring "without a crowd."

   Luke 22:35Luke 22:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "without" in both clauses.