Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 7]
14:14; 15:32, etc.). It is confined to the Synoptics in the N.T.
and about Christ save in the parables by Christ. {Weep not} (\m•
klaie\). Present imperative in a prohibition. Cease weeping.
7:14 {Touched the bier} (\h•psato tou sorou\). An urn for the
bones or ashes of the dead in Homer, then the coffin (Ge 5:26),
then the funeral couch or bier as here. Only here in the N.T.
Jesus touched the bier to make the bearers stop, which they did
({stood still}, \est•san\), second aorist active indicative of
\hist•mi\.
7:15 {Sat up} (\anekathisen\). First aorist active indicative.
The verb in the N.T. only here and Ac 9:40. Medical writers
often used it of the sick sitting up in bed (Hobart, _Med. Lang.
of St. Luke_, p. 11). It is objected that the symmetry of these
cases (daughter of Jairus raised from the death-bed, this widow's
son raised from the bier, Lazarus raised from the tomb) is
suspicious, but no one Gospel gives all three (Plummer). {Gave
him to his mother} (\ed•ken auton t•i m•tri autou\). Tender way
of putting it. "For he had already ceased to belong to his
mother" (Bengel). So in Lu 9:42.
7:16 {Fear seized all} (\elaben de phobos pantas\). Aorist active
indicative. At once. {They glorified God} (\edoxazon ton theon\).
Imperfect active, inchoative, began and increased.
7:17 {This report} (\ho logos houtos\). That God had raised up a
great prophet who had shown his call by raising the dead.
7:18 {And the disciples of John told him} (\kai ap•ggeilan I•an•i
hoi math•tai autou\). Literally, and his disciples announced to
John. Such news (verse 17) was bound to come to the ears of the
Baptist languishing in the dungeon of Machaerus (Lu 3:20). Lu
7:18-35 runs parallel with Mt 11:2-19, a specimen of Q, the
non-Marcan portion of Matthew and Luke.
7:19 {Calling unto him} (\proskalesamenos\). First aorist middle
(indirect) participle. {Two} (\duo tinas\). Certain two. Not in
Mt 11:2. {Saying} (\leg•n\). John saying by the two messengers.
The message is given precisely alike in Mt 11:3, which see. In
both we have \heteron\ for "another," either a second or a
different kind. In verse 20 Westcott and Hort read \allon\ in
the text, \heteron\ in the margin. \Prosdok•men\, may be present
indicative or present subjunctive (deliberative), the same
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