Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Matthew: Chapter 21].
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21:1 {Unto Bethphage} (\eis Bethphag•\). An indeclinable Aramaic
name here only in O.T. or N.T. (Mr 11:1; Lu 19:29). It means
"house of unripe young figs." It apparently lay on the eastern
slope of Olivet or at the foot of the mountain, a little further
from Jerusalem than Bethany. Both Mark and Luke speak of Christ's
coming "unto Bethphage and Bethany" as if Bethphage was reached
first. It is apparently larger than Bethany. {Unto the Mount of
Olives} (\eis to oros t•n Elai•n\). Matthew has thus three
instances of \eis\ with Jerusalem, Mount of Olives. Mark and Luke
use \pros\ with Mount of Olives, the Mount of Olive trees
(\elai•n\ from \elaia\, olive tree), the mountain covered with
olive trees.
21:2 {Into the village that is over against you} (\eis t•n k•m•n
t•n katenanti h–m•n\). Another use of \eis\. If it means "into"
as translated, it could be Bethany right across the valley and
this is probably the idea. {And a colt with her} (\kai p•lon met'
aut•s\). The young of any animal. Here to come with the mother
and the more readily so.
21:3 {The Lord} (\ho kurios\). It is not clear how the word would
be understood here by those who heard the message though it is
plain that Jesus applies it to himself. The word is from \kuros\,
power or authority. In the LXX it is common in a variety of uses
which appear in the N.T. as master of the slave (Mt 10:24), of
the harvest (9:38), of the vineyard (20:8), of the emperor
(Ac 13:27), of God (Mt 11:20; 11:25), and often of Jesus as
the Messiah (Ac 10:36). Note Mt 8:25. This is the only time
in Matthew where the words \ho kurios\ are applied to Jesus
except the doubtful passage in 28:6. A similar usage is shown
by Moulton and Milligan's _Vocabulary_ and Deissmann's _Light
from the Ancient East_. Particularly in Egypt it was applied to
"the Lord Serapis" and Ptolemy and Cleopatra are called "the
lords, the most great gods" (\hoi kurioi theoi megistoi\). Even
Herod the Great and Herod Agrippa I are addressed as "Lord King."
In the west the Roman emperors are not so termed till the time of
Domitian. But the Christians boldly claimed the word for Christ
as Jesus is here represented as using it with reference to
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(Matthew: Chapter 21)