Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 13].
is an awkward construction, \aph' hou = apo toutou hote\ with
\an\ and the aorist subjunctive (\egerth•i\ and \apokleis•i\).
See Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 978. {Hath shut to} (\apokleis•i\),
first aorist active subjunctive of \apoklei•\, old verb, but only
here in the N.T. Note effective aorist tense and perfective use
of \apo\, slammed the door fast. {And ye begin} (\kai arx•sthe\).
First aorist middle subjunctive of \archomai\ with \aph' hou an\
like \egerth•i\ and \apokleis•i\. {To stand} (\hestanai\). Second
perfect active infinitive of \hist•mi\, intransitive tense {and
to knock} (\kai krouein\). Present active infinitive, to keep on
knocking. {Open to us} (\anoixon h•min\). First aorist active
imperative, at once and urgent. {He shall say} (\erei\). Future
active of \eipon\ (defective verb). This is probably the apodosis
of the \aph' hou\ clause.
13:26 {Shall ye begin} (\arxesthe\). Future middle, though
Westcott and Hort put \arx•sthe\ (aorist middle subjunctive of
\archomai\) and in that case a continuation of the \aph' hou\
construction. It is a difficult passage and the copyists had
trouble with it. {In thy presence} (\en•pion sou\). As guests or
hosts or neighbours some claim, or the master of the house. It is
grotesque to claim credit because Christ taught in their streets,
but they are hard run for excuses and claims.
13:27 {I know not whence ye are} (\ouk oida pothen este\). This
blunt statement cuts the matter short and sweeps away the flimsy
cobwebs. Acquaintance with Christ in the flesh does not open the
door. Jesus quotes Ps 8:9 as in Mt 7:23, there as in the LXX,
here with \pantes ergatai adikias\, there with \hoi ergazomenoi
t•n anomian\. But \apost•te\ (second aorist active imperative)
here, and there \apoch•reite\ (present active imperative).
13:28 {There} (\ekei\). Out there, outside the house whence they
are driven. {When ye shall see} (\hotan ops•sthe\). First aorist
middle subjunctive (of a late aorist \•psam•n\) of \hora•\,
though \opsesthe\ (future middle) in margin of Westcott and Hort,
unless we admit here a "future" subjunctive like Byzantine Greek
(after Latin). {And yourselves cast forth without} (\hum•s de
ekballomenous ex•\). Present passive participle, continuous
action, "you being cast out" with the door shut. See on ¯Mt
8:11f. for this same picture.
13:29 {Shall sit down} (\anaklith•sontai\). Future passive
indicative third plural. Recline, of course, is the figure of
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