Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 4].
indicative. The multitudes kept at it until "they came unto him"
(\•lthon he•s autou\, aorist active indicative). They
accomplished their purpose, \he•s autou\, right up to him. {Would
have stayed him} (\kateichon auton\). Better, {They tried to
hinder him}. The conative imperfect active of \katech•\, an old
and common verb. It means either to hold fast (Lu 8:15), to
take, get possession of (Lu 14:9) or to hold back, to retain,
to restrain (Phm 1:13; Ro 1:18; 7:6; 2Th 2:6; Lu 4:42). In this
passage it is followed by the ablative case. {That he should not
go from them} (\tou m• poreuesthai ap' aut•n\). Literally, "from
going away from them." The use of \m•\ (not) after \kateichon\ is
the neat Greek idiom of the redundant negative after a verb of
hindering like the French _ne_ (Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 1171) .
4:43 {I must} (\me dei\). Jesus felt the urge to go with the work
of evangelism "to the other cities also," to all, not to a
favoured few. {For therefore was I sent} (\hoti epi touto
apestal•n\). "A phrase of Johannine ring" (Ragg). Second aorist
passive indicative of \apostell•\. Christ is the great Apostle of
God to men.
4:44 {Was preaching} (\•n k•russ•n\). Periphrastic imperfect
active, describing his first tour of Galilee in accord with the
purpose just stated. One must fill in details, though Mr 1:39
and Mt 8:23-25 tell of the mass of work done on this campaign.
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(Luke: Chapter 4)