Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Colossians: Chapter 1].
\eir•nopoios\, peacemaker (Mt 5:9; here only in N.T.). In Eph
2:15 we have \poi•n eir•n•n\ (separate words) {making peace}.
Not the masculine gender, though agreeing with the idea of Christ
involved even if \pl•r•ma\ be taken as the subject of
\eudok•sen\, a participial anacoluthon (construction according to
sense as in 2:19). If \theos\ be taken as the subject of
\eudok•sen\ the participle \eir•nopoi•sas\ refers to Christ, not
to \theos\ (God). {Through the blood of his cross} (\dia tou
haimatos tou staurou autou\). This for the benefit of the Docetic
Gnostics who denied the real humanity of Jesus and as clearly
stating the _causa medians_ (Ellicott) of the work of
reconciliation to be the Cross of Christ, a doctrine needed
today. {Or things in the heavens} (\eite ta en tois ouranois\).
Much needless trouble has been made over this phrase as if things
in heaven were not exactly right. It is rather a hypothetical
statement like verse 16 not put in categorical form (Abbott),
_universitas rerum_ (Ellicott).
1:21 {And you} (\kai hum•s\). Accusative case in a rather loose
sentence, to be explained as the object of the infinitive
\parast•sai\ in verse 22 (note repeated \hum•s\ there) or as
the anticipated object of \apokat•llaxen\ if that be the genuine
form in verse 22. It can be the accusative of general reference
followed by anacoluthon. See similar idiom in Eph 2:1,12.
{Being in time past alienated} (\pote ontas ap•llotri•menous\).
Periphrastic perfect passive participle (continuing state of
alienation) of \apallotrio•\, old word from Plato on, to
estrange, to render \allotrios\ (belonging to another), alienated
from God, a vivid picture of heathenism as in Ro 1:20-23. Only
other N.T. examples in Eph 2:12; 4:18. \Enemies\ (\exthrous\).
Old word from \echthos\ (hatred). Active sense here, {hostile} as
in Mt 13:28; Ro 8:7, not passive {hateful} (Ro 11:28). {In
your mind} (\t•i dianoi•i\). Locative case. \Dianoia\ (\dia,
nous\), mind, intent, purpose. Old word. It is always a tragedy
to see men use their minds actively against God. {In your evil
works} (\en tois ergois tois pon•rois\). Hostile purpose finds
natural expression in evil deeds.
1:22 {Yet now} (\nuni de\). Sharpened contrast with emphatic form
of \nun\, "now" being not at the present moment, but in the
present order of things in the new dispensation of grace in
Christ. {Hath he reconciled} (\apokat•llaxen\). First aorist
(effective, timeless) active indicative (a sort of parenthetical
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