Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Philippians: Chapter 1].
1:17 {Of faction} (\ex eritheias\). Out of partisanship. From
\eritheu•\, to spin wool, and that from \erithos\, a hireling.
The papyri examples suit the idea of selfish ambition (Moulton
and Milligan's _Vocabulary_). See 2Co 12:20; Ga 5:20. {Not
sincerely} (\ouch hagn•s\). "Not purely," that is with mixed and
impure motives. {To raise up affliction for my bonds} (\thlipsin
egeirein tois desmois mou\). Now that Paul is down they jump on
him in mean and nagging ways. Dative case in \desmois\. "To make
my chains gall me" (Lightfoot).
1:18 {What then?} (\ti gar?\). Sharp problem put up to Paul by
the conduct of the Judaizers. {Only that} (\pl•n hoti\). Same
idiom in Ac 20:23. \Pl•n\ is adverb \pleon\ (more besides). As
a preposition \pl•n\ means "except." This essential thing Paul
sees in spite of all their envy and selfishness that Christ is
preached. {Whether in pretence} (\eite prophasei\). Either from
\prophain•\, to shew forth, or \proph•mi\, to speak forth, the
ostensible presentation often untrue. See Ac 27:30. Paul sees
clearly through the pious pretence of these Judaizers and
rejoices that people get some knowledge of Christ. Some Christ is
better than no Christ. {Yea, and will rejoice} (\alla kai
char•somai\). Note affirmative, not adversative, use of \alla\.
Volitive use of the future (second future passive) indicative
(\char•somai\) of \chair•\. Paul is determined to rejoice in
spite of the efforts of the Judaizers to prod him to anger.
1:19 {Will turn} (\apob•setai\). Future middle indicative of
\apobain•\, old verb, to come from, to come back, to turn out.
{To my salvation} (\eis s•t•rian\). For his release from prison
as he strongly hopes to see them again (1:26). Lightfoot takes
the word to be Paul's eternal salvation and it must be confessed
that verse 20 (the close of this sentence) does suit that idea
best. Can it be that Paul carried both conceptions in the word
here? {Supply} (\epichor•gias\). Late and rare word (one example
in inscription of first century A.D.). In N.T. only here and Eph
4:16. From the late verb \epichor•ge•\ (double compound, \epi,
choros, h•geomai\, to furnish supply for the chorus) which see in
2Co 9:10; Ga 3:5.
1:20 {Earnest expectation} (\apokaradokian\). In Paul alone from
\apokaradoke•\ (in papyri). See on ¯Ro 8:19 for only other
example. {Shall be magnified} (\megalunth•setai\). Future passive
indicative of \megalun•\, old verb, to make great, from \megas\
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