Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [2 Thessalonians: Chapter 2].
second coming of Christ and about social duties and relations.
{Which ye were taught} (\has edidachth•te\). First aorist passive
indicative of \didask•\, to teach, retaining the accusative of
the thing in the passive as is common with this verb like _doce•_
in Latin and teach in English.
2:16 {And God our Father} (\kai [ho] theos ho pat•r h•m•n\). It
is uncertain whether the first article \ho\ is genuine as it is
absent in B D. Usually Paul has the Father before Christ except
here, 2Co 13:13; Ga 1:1. {Which loved us} (\ho agap•sas
h•mas\). This singular articular participle refers to \ho pat•r\,
"though it is difficult to see how St. Paul could otherwise have
expressed his thought, if he had intended to refer to the Son, as
well as to the Father. There is probably no instance in St. Paul
of a plural adjective or verb, when the two Persons of the
Godhead are mentioned" (Lightfoot). {Eternal comfort}
(\parakl•sin ai•nian\). Distinct feminine form of \ai•nios\ here
instead of masculine as in Mt 25:46.
2:17 {Comfort and stablish} (\parakalesai kai st•rixai\). First
aorist active optative of wish for the future of two common verbs
\parakale•\ (see on ¯1Th 3:7; 4:18; 5:14) and \steriz•\ (see on
¯1Th 3:2,13). God is the God of {comfort} (2Co 1:3-7) and
strength (Ro 1:11; 16:25).
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(2 Thessalonians: Chapter 2)