Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 1].
view to help or succour. {Servant} (\paidos\). Here it means
"servant," not "son" or "child," its usual meaning.
1:58 {Had magnified} (\emegalunen\). Aorist active indicative.
Same verb as in verse 46. {Rejoiced with her} (\sunechairon
aut•i\). Imperfect tense and pictures the continual joy of the
neighbours, accented also by \sun-\ (cf. Php 2:18) in its
mutual aspect.
1:59 {Would have called} (\ekaloun\). Conative imperfect, tried
to call.
1:62 {Made signs} (\eneneuon\). Imperfect tense, repeated action
as usual when making signs. In 1:22 the verb used of Zacharias
is \dianeu•n\. {What he would have him called} (\to ti an theloi
kaleisthai auto\). Note article \to\ with the indirect question,
accusative of general reference. The optative with \an\ is here
because it was used in the direct question (cf. Ac 17:18), and
is simply retained in the indirect. {What would he wish him to be
called?} ({if he could speak}), a conclusion of the fourth-class
condition.
1:63 {Tablet} (\pinakidion\). Diminutive of \pinakis\. In
Aristotle and the papyri for writing tablet, probably covered
with wax. Sometimes it was a little table, like Shakespeare's
"the table of my memory" (Hamlet, i.5). It was used also of a
physician's note-book. {Wrote, saying} (\egrapsen leg•n\). Hebrew
way of speaking (2Ki 10:6).
1:64 {Immediately} (\parachr•ma\). Nineteen times in the N.T.,
seventeen in Luke. {Opened} (\ane•ichth•\). First aorist passive
indicative with double augment. The verb suits "mouth," but not
"tongue" (\gl•ssa\). It is thus a zeugma with tongue. Loosed or
some such verb to be supplied.
1:65 {Fear} (\phobos\). Not terror, but religious awe because of
contact with the supernatural as in the case of Zacharias
(1:12). Were noised abroad (\dielaleito\). Imperfect passive.
Occurs in Polybius. In the N.T. only here and Lu 6:11. It was
continuous talk back and forth between (\dia\) the people.
1:66 {What then} (\ti ara\). With all these supernatural
happenings they predicted the marvellous career of this child.
Note \Ti\, {what}, not \Tis\, {who}. Cf. Ac 12:18. {They laid
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