Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 28]
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28:7 {To the chief man of the island} (\t•i pr•t•i t•s n•sou\).
An official title correct in Malta (Ramsay, _St. Paul_, p. 343).
An inscription in Malta calls Prudens "Primate of the Maltese"
(\pr•tos Melitai•n\). Here it is plainly a title and not the
common use seen in 13:50; 25:2; 28:17. {Publius} (\Popli•i\).
This Greek name (\praenomen\) can be derived either from
\Popilius\ or \Publius\ (cf. \publicus\ for \populicus\ from
\populus\). Entertained us (\exenisen h•m•s\). Paul and his
companions (Luke and Aristarchus). Was Julius included? On
\xeniz•\ see Ac 10:23. {Courteously} (\philophron•s\). This old
adverb from \philophr•n\ (\philos, phren\, friendly mind) occurs
here alone in the N.T. In a kindly or friendly manner, all the
more so because of the original suspicion of Paul as a criminal.
28:8 {Lay} (\katakeisthai\). Common verb for the sick (Mr 1:30;
Joh 5:6). {Sick} (\sunechomenon\). "Held together." Common verb
again for the sick as in Lu 4:38. {Of fever} (\puretois\).
Instrumental case, and plural "fevers," medical term for
intermittent attacks of fever (Demosthenes, Lucian, medical
writers). {Dysentery} (\dusenteri•i\). Instrumental case also.
Late form of the older \dusenteria\ and only here in N.T. Our
very word _dysentery_. Another medical term of which Luke uses so
many. Hippocrates often mentions these two diseases together.
{Laying his hands on him healed him} (\epitheis tas cheiras aut•i
iasato auton\). Either like the laying on of hands in Jas 5:14,
the gift of healing (1Co 12:9f.), or the tender interest of
Jesus when he took hold of the hand of Peter's mother-in-law (Mr
1:31). Ramsay argues that \iaomai\ is employed here of the
miraculous healing by Paul while \therapeu•\ is used of the cures
by Luke the physician (verse 9). This is a general distinction
and it is probably observed here, but in Lu 6:18 (which see)
both verbs are employed of the healings by Jesus. {Came and were
healed} (\pros•rchonto kai etherapeuonto\). Imperfect middle and
imperfect passive. A regular stream of patients came during these
months. Luke had his share in the honours, "us" (\h•m•s\), and no
doubt his share in the cures. {With many honours} (\pollais
timais\). Instrumental case. The word was often applied to
payment for professional services as we today speak of an
honorarium. {They put on board} (\epethento\). Second aorist
middle indicative of \epitith•mi\, to put on. The idea of "on
board" is merely suggested by \anagomenois\ (when we sailed) "the
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