Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Romans: Chapter 6].
6:8 {With Christ} (\sun Christ•i\). As pictured by baptism, the
crucifixion with Christ of verse 6.
6:9 {Dieth no more} (\ouketi apothn•skei\). "Christ's particular
death occurs but once" (Shedd). See Heb 10:10. A complete
refutation of the "sacrificial" character of the "mass."
6:10 {The death that he died} (\ho apethanen\). Neuter relative,
cognative accusative with \apethanen\. {Once} (\ephapax\). Once
and once only (Heb 9:26f.), not \pote\ (once upon a time). {The
life that he liveth} (\ho z•i\). Cognate accusative of the
relative.
6:11 {Reckon ye also yourselves} (\kai humeis logizesthe\).
Direct middle imperative of \logizomai\ and complete proof that
Paul does not mean that baptism makes one dead to sin and alive
to God. That is a spiritual operation "in Christ Jesus" and only
pictured by baptism. This is a plea to live up to the ideal of
the baptized life.
6:12 {Reign} (\basileuet•\). Present active imperative, "let not
sin continue to reign" as it did once (5:12). {Mortal}
(\thn•toi\). Verbal adjective from \thn•sk•\, subject to death.
The reign of sin is over with you. Self-indulgence is
inconsistent with trust in the vicarious atonement. {That ye
should obey} (\eis to hupakouein\). With a view to obeying.
6:13 {Neither present} (\m•de paristanete\). Present active
imperative in prohibition of \paristan•\, late form of
\parist•mi\, to place beside. Stop presenting your members or do
not have the habit of doing so, "do not go on putting your
members to sin as weapons of unrighteousness." {Instruments}
(\hopla\). Old word for tools of any kind for shop or war (Joh
18:3; 2Co 6:7; 10:4; Ro 13:12). Possibly here figure of two
armies arrayed against each other (Ga 5:16-24), and see \hopla
dikaiosun•s\ below. The two sets of \hopla\ clash. {But present
yourselves unto God} (\alla parast•sate heautous t•i the•i\).
First aorist active imperative of \parist•mi\, same verb, but
different tense, do it now and completely. Our "members" (\mel•\)
should be at the call of God "as alive from the dead."
6:14 {Shall not have dominion} (\ou kurieusei\). Future active
indicative of \kurieu•\, old verb from \kurios\, "shall not lord
it over you," even if not yet wholly dead. Cf. 2Co 1:24.
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