Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 1].
return of Peter (Ac 12:14f.).
1:19 {Gabriel} (\Gabri•l\). The Man of God (Da 8:6; 9:21). The
other angel whose name is given in Scripture is Michael (Da
10:13,21; Jude 1:9; Re 12:7). The description of himself is a
rebuke to the doubt of Zacharias.
1:20 {Thou shalt be silent} (\es•i si•p•n\). Volitive future
periphrastic. {Not able to speak} (\m• dunamenos lal•sai\).
Negative repetition of the same statement. His dumbness will
continue "until" (\achri h•s h•meras\) the events come to pass
"because" (\anth' h•n\). The words were to become reality in due
season (\kairon\, not \chronos\, time).
1:21 {Were waiting} (\•n prosdok•n\). Periphrastic imperfect
again. An old Greek verb for expecting. Appears in papyri and
inscriptions. It denotes mental direction whether hope or fear.
{They marvelled} (\ethaumazon\). Imperfect tense, were wondering.
The Talmud says that the priest remained only a brief time in the
sanctuary. {While he tarried} (\en t•i chronizein\). See verse
8 for the same idiom.
1:22 {Perceived} (\epegn•san\). Second aorist indicative. Clearly
knew because he was not able to pronounce the benediction from
the steps (Nu 6:24-26). {Continued making signs} (\•n
dianeu•n\). Periphrastic imperfect again. He nodded and beckoned
back and forth (\dia\, between). Further proof of a vision that
caused his dumbness.
1:23 {Ministration} (\leitourgias\). Our word liturgy. A common
word in ancient Greek for public service, work for the people
(\le•s ergon\). It is common in the papyri for the service of the
Egyptian priesthood as we see it in the LXX of Hebrew priests
(see also Heb 8:6; 9:21; 2Co 9:12; Php 2:17,30).
1:24 {Conceived} (\sunelaben\). Luke uses this word eleven times
and it occurs only five other times in the N.T. It is a very old
and common Greek word. He alone in the N.T. has it for conceiving
offspring (1:24,31,36; 2:21) though Jas 1:15 uses it of lust
producing sin. Hobart (_Medical Language of Luke_, p. 91)
observes that Luke has almost as many words for pregnancy and
barrenness as Hippocrates (\en gastri echein\, 21:23; \egkuos\,
2:5; \steira\, 1:7; \ateknos\, 20:28). {Hid}
(\periekruben\). Only here in the N.T., but in late _Koin•_
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