Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 11].
{now}. From \kichr•mi\, an old verb, to lend as a matter of
friendly interest as opposed to \daneiz•\, to lend on interest as
a business. Only here in the N.T.
11:6 {To set before him} (\ho parath•s• aut•i\). {Which I shall
place beside him}. Future active of \paratith•mi\. See 9:16 for
this same verb.
11:7 {And he} (\kakeinos\). Emphatic. {Shall say} (\eip•i\).
Still the aorist active deliberative subjunctive as in verse 5
(the same long and somewhat involved sentence). {Trouble me not}
(\m• moi kopous pareche\). \M•\ and the present imperative
active. Literally, "Stop furnishing troubles to me." On this use
of \kopous parech•\ see also Mt 26:10; Mr 14:6; Ga 6:17 and the
singular \kopon\, Lu 18:5. {The door is now shut} (\•d• h•
thura kekleistai\). Perfect passive indicative, shut to stay
shut. Oriental locks are not easy to unlock. From \klei•\, common
verb. {In bed} (\eis ten koit•n\). Note use of \eis\ in sense of
\en\. Often a whole family would sleep in the same room. {I
cannot} (\ou dunamai\). That is, I am not willing.
11:8 {Though} (\ei kai\). \Kai ei\ would be "Even if," a
different idea. {Because he is his friend} (\dia to einai philon
autou\). \Dia\ and the accusative articular infinitive with
accusative of general reference, a causal clause="because of the
being a friend of his." {Yet because of his importunity} (\dia ge
t•n anaidian autou\). From \anaid•s\, shameless, and that from
\a\ privative and \aid•s\, shame, shamelessness, impudence. An
old word, but here alone in the N.T. Examples in the papyri. The
use of \ge\ here, one of the intensive particles, is to be noted.
It sharpens the contrast to "though" by "yet." As examples of
importunate prayer Vincent notes Abraham in behalf of Sodom (Ge
18:23-33) and the Syro-Phoenician woman in behalf of her
daughter (Mt 15:22-28).
11:9 {Shall be opened} (\anoig•setai\). Second future passive
third singular of \anoignumi\ and the later \anoig•\.
11:11 {Of which of you that is a father} (\tina de ex hum•n ton
patera\). There is a decided anacoluthon here. The MSS. differ a
great deal. The text of Westcott and Hort makes \ton patera\ (the
father) in apposition with \tina\ (of whom) and in the accusative
the object of \ait•sei\ (shall ask) which has also another
accusative (both person and thing) "a loaf." So far so good. But
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