Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [2 Corinthians: Chapter 9].
[Table of Contents]
[Previous] [Next]
9:1 {Superfluous} (\perisson\). All the same he does write. "The
writing" (\to graphein\) ought to be superfluous.
9:2 {I glory} (\kauch•mai\). Present middle indicative. I still
am glorying, in spite of the poor performance of the Corinthians.
{Hath been prepared} (\pareskeuastai\). Perfect passive
indicative of \paraskeuaz•\, to make ready, "stands prepared."
{Stirred up} (\•rethise\). First aorist active indicative of
\erethiz•\ (from \ereth•\, to excite), to excite in a good sense
here, in a bad sense in Col 3:21, the only N.T. examples. {Very
many of them} (\tous pleionas\). The more, the majority.
9:3 {I sent} (\epempsa\). Not literary plural with this
epistolary aorist as in 18,22. {That ye may be prepared} (\hina
pareskeuasmenoi •te\). Perfect passive subjunctive in the final
clause, "that ye may really be prepared," "as I said" (\kath•s
elegon\) and not just say that ye are prepared. Paul's very
syntax tells against them.
9:4 {If there come with me any of Macedonia and find you
unprepared} (\ean elth•sin sun emoi Makedones kai heur•sin humas
aparaskeuastous\). Condition of third class (undetermined, but
stated as a lively possibility) with \ean\ and the second aorist
active subjunctive (\elth•sin, heur•sin\), a bold and daring
challenge. \Aparaskeuastos\ is a late and rare verbal adjective
from \paraskeuaz•\ with \a\ privative, only here in the N.T.
{Lest by any means we should be put to shame} (\m• p•s
kataischunth•men h•meis\). Negative purpose with first aorist
passive subjunctive of \kataischun•\ (see on ¯7:14) in the
literary plural. {That we say not, ye} (\hina m• leg•men
humeis\). A delicate syntactical turn for what he really has in
mind. He does wish that they become ashamed of not paying their
pledges. {Confidence} (\hupostasei\). This word, common from
Aristotle on, comes from \huphist•mi\, to place under. It always
has the notion of substratum or foundation as here; 11:17; Heb
1:3. The papyri give numerous examples (Moulton and Milligan's
_Vocabulary_) of the word for "property" in various aspects. So
in Heb 11:1 "faith is the title-deed of things hoped for." In
http://www.ccel.org/r/robertson_at/wordpictures/htm/2CO9.RWP.html (1 of 4) [28/08/2004 09:12:13 a.m.]
Word Pictures in the New Testament
(2 Corinthians: Chapter 9)