Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Romans: Chapter 15].
passive imperative of \euphrain•\, old word from \eu\, well and
\phr•n\, mind. See Lu 15:32. Quotation from De 32:43 (LXX).
15:11 {All the Gentiles} (\panta ta ethn•\). From Ps 117:1 with
slight variations from the LXX text.
15:12 {The root} (\h• riza\). Rather here, as in Re 5:5; 23:16,
the sprout from the root. From Isa 11:10. {On him shall the
Gentiles hope} (\ep' aut•i ethn• elpiousin\). Attic future of
\elpiz•\ for the usual \elpisousin\.
15:13 {The God of hope} (\ho theos t•s elpidos\). Taking up the
idea in verse 12 as in verse 5 from 4. {Fill you}
(\pl•r•sai humas\). Optative (first aorist active of \pl•ro•\) of
wish for the future. Cf. \d•i•\ in verse 5. {In believing} (\en
t•i pisteuein\). "In the believing" (\en\ with locative of the
articular infinitive, the idiom so common in Luke's Gospel).
{That ye may abound} (\eis to perisseuein humas\). Purpose clause
with \eis to\, as in verse 8, with \perisseuein\ (present
active infinitive of \perisseu•\, with accusative of general
reference, \humas\). This verse gathers up the points in the
preceding quotations.
15:14 {I myself also} (\kai autos eg•\). See 7:25 for a like
emphasis on himself, here in contrast with "ye yourselves" (\kai
autoi\). The argument of the Epistle has been completed both in
the main line (chapters 1-8) and the further applications
(9:1-15:13). Here begins the Epilogue, the personal matters of
importance. {Full of goodness} (\mestoi agathosun•s\). See 2Th
1:11; Ga 5:22 for this LXX and Pauline word (in ecclesiastical
writers also) made from the adjective \agathos\, good, by adding
\-sun•\ (common ending for words like \dikaiosun•\. See 1:29
for \mestos\ with genitive and \pepl•r•menoi\ (perfect passive
participle of \pl•ro•\ as here), but there with instrumental case
after it instead of the genitive. Paul gives the Roman Christians
(chiefly Gentiles) high praise. The "all knowledge" is not to be
pressed too literally, "our Christian knowledge in its entirety"
(Sanday and Headlam). {To admonish} (\nouthetein\). To put in
mind (from \nouthet•s\ and this from \nous\ and \tith•mi\). See
on ¯1Th 5:12,14. "Is it laying too much stress on the language
of compliment to suggest that these words give a hint of St.
Paul's aim in this Epistle?" (Sanday and Headlam). The strategic
position of the church in Rome made it a great centre for
radiating and echoing the gospel over the world as Thessalonica
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