Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [1 Timothy: Chapter 1].
to Paul. For other doxologies see Ga 1:5; Ro 11:36; 16:27; Php
4:20; Eph 3:21; 1Ti 6:16. White suggests that Paul may have
often used this doxology in his prayers. Lock suggests "a Jewish
liturgical formula" (a needless suggestion in view of Paul's
wealth of doxologies seen above). For God's creative activity
(King of the ages) see 1Co 10:11; Eph 2:7; 3:9,11.
{Incorruptible} (\aphthart•i\). As an epithet of God also in Ro
1:23. {Invisible} (\aorat•i\). Epithet of God in Col 1:15.
{The only God} (\mon•i the•i\). So Ro 16:27; Joh 5:44; 17:3.
{For ever and ever} (\eis tous ai•nas t•n ai•n•n\). "Unto the
ages of ages." Cf. Eph 3:21 "of the age of the ages."
1:18 {I commit} (\paratithemai\). Present middle indicative of
old and common verb, to place beside (\para\) as food on table,
in the middle to entrust (Lu 12:48) and used by Jesus as he was
dying (Lu 23:46). Here it is a banking figure and repeated in
2Ti 2:2. {According to the prophecies which went before on
thee} (\kata tas proagousas epi se proph•teias\). Intransitive
use of \proag•\, to go before. When Timothy first comes before us
(Ac 16:2) "he was testified to" (\emartureito\) by the
brethren. He began his ministry rich in hopes, prayers,
predictions. {That by them thou mayest war the good warfare}
(\hina strateu•i en autais t•n kal•n strateian\). Cognate
accusative (\strateian\, old word from \strateu•\, in N.T. only
here and 2Co 4:4) with \strateu•i\ (second person singular
middle present subjunctive of \strateu•\, old verb chiefly in
Paul in N.T., 1Co 9:7; 2Co 10:3). As if in defensive armour.
1:19 {Holding faith and a good conscience} (\ech•n pistin kai
agath•n suneid•sin\). Possibly as a shield (Eph 6:16) or at any
rate possessing (Ro 2:20) faith as trust and a good conscience.
A leader expects them of his followers and must show them
himself. {Having thrust from them} (\ap•samenoi\). First aorist
indirect middle participle of \ap•the•\, to push away from one.
Old verb (see Ro 11:1f.). {Made shipwreck} (\enauag•san\).
First aorist active indicative of \nauage•\, old verb from
\nauagos\ (shipwrecked, \naus\, ship, \agnumi\, to break), to
break a ship to pieces. In N.T. only here and 2Co 11:25.
{Concerning the faith} (\peri t•n pistin\). Rather, "concerning
their faith" (the article here used as a possessive pronoun, a
common Greek idiom).
1:20 {Hymenaeus} (\Humenaios\). The same heretic reappears in
2Ti 2:17. He and Alexander are the chief "wreckers" of faith in
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