Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 7]
Here with an air of supercilious indifference (Plummer). {The
most} (\to pleion\). The more. {Rightly} (\orth•s\). Correctly.
Socrates was fond of \panu orth•s\. The end of the argument.
7:44 {Turning} (\strapheis\). Second aorist passive participle.
{Seest thou} (\blepeis\). For the first time Jesus looks at the
woman and he asks the Pharisee to look at her. She was behind
Jesus. Jesus was an invited guest. The Pharisee had neglected
some points of customary hospitality. The contrasts here made
have the rhythm of Hebrew poetry. In each contrast the first word
is the point of defect in Simon: {water} (44), {kiss} (45), {oil}
(46).
7:45 {Hath not ceased to kiss} (\ou dielipen kataphilousa\).
Supplementary participle.
7:46 {With ointment} (\mur•i\). Instrumental case. She used the
costly ointment even for the feet of Jesus.
7:47 {Are forgiven} (\aphe•ntai\). Doric perfect passive form.
See Lu 5:21,23. {For she loved much} (\hoti •gap•sen polu\).
Illustration or proof, not reason for the forgiveness. Her sins
had been already forgiven and remained forgiven. {But to whom
little is forgiven, the same loveth little} (\H•i de oligon
aphietai oligon agap•i\). This explanation proves that the
meaning of \hoti\ preceding is proof, not cause.
7:48 {Are forgiven} (\aphe•ntai\). As in verse 47. Remain
forgiven, Jesus means, in spite of the slur of the Pharisee.
7:49 {Who even forgiveth sins} (\hos kai hamartias aphi•sin\).
Present indicative active of same verb, \aphi•mi\. Once before
the Pharisees considered Jesus guilty of blasphemy in claiming
the power to forgive sins (Lu 5:21). Jesus read their inmost
thoughts as he always does.
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(Luke: Chapter 7)