Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 4].
4:34 {Ah!} (\Ea\). An interjection frequent in the Attic poets,
but rare in prose. Apparently second person singular imperative
of \ea•\, to permit. It is expressive of wonder, fear,
indignation. Here it amounts to a diabolical screech. For the
rest of the verse see discussion on ¯Mr 1:24 and ¯Mt 8:29. The
muzzle (\phimos\) occurs literally in 1Co 9:9, 1Ti 5:18, and
metaphorically here and Mr 1:25; 4:39; Mt 22:12.
4:35 {Had thrown him down in the midst} (\rhipsan auton eis to
meson\). First aorist (effective) participle of \rhipt•\, an old
verb with violent meaning, to fling, throw, hurl off or down.
{Having done him no hurt} (\m•den blapsan auton\). Luke as a
physician carefully notes this important detail not in Mark.
\Blapt•\, to injure, or hurt, occurs in the N.T. only here and in
Mr 16:18, though a very common verb in the old Greek.
4:36 {Amazement came} (\egeneto thambos\). Mark has
\ethamb•th•san\. {They spake together one with another}
(\sunelaloun pros all•lous\). Imperfect indicative active and the
reciprocal pronoun. Mark has simply the infinitive \sunz•tein\
(question). {For} (\hoti\). We have here an ambiguous \hoti\ as
in 1:45, which can be either the relative "that" or the casual
\hoti\ "because" or "for," as the Revised Version has it. Either
makes good sense. Luke adds here \dunamei\ (with power) to Mark's
"authority" (\exousian\). {And they come out} (\exerchontai\). So
Luke where Mark has "and they obey him" (\kai upakouousin
aut•i\).
4:37 {Went forth a rumour} (\exeporeueto •chos\). Imperfect
middle, kept on going forth. Our very word \echo\ in this word.
Late Greek form for \•ch•\ in the old Greek. Used for the roar of
the waves on the shore. So in Lu 21:25. Vivid picture of the
resounding influence of this day's work in the synagogue, in
Capernaum.
4:38 {He rose up} (\anastas\). Second aorist active participle of
\anist•mi\, a common verb. B. Weiss adds here "from the teacher's
seat." Either from his seat or merely leaving the synagogue. This
incident of the healing of Peter's mother-in-law is given in Mr
1:29-34 and Mt 8:14-17, which see for details. {Into the house
of Simon} (\eis t•n oikian Sim•nos\). "Peter's house" (Mt
8:14). "The house of Simon and Andrew" (Mr 1:29). Paul's
reference to Peter's wife (1Co 9:5) is pertinent. They lived
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