Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 14].
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14:1 {When he went} (\en t•i elthein auton\). Luke's favourite
temporal clause = "on the going as to him." {That} (\kai\).
Another common Lukan idiom, \kai=hoti\ after \egeneto\, like
Hebrew _wav_. {They} (\autoi\). Emphatic. {Were watching} (\•san
parat•roumenoi\). Periphrastic imperfect middle. Note force of
\autoi\, middle voice, and \para-\. They were themselves watching
on the side (on the sly), watching insidiously, with evil intent
as in Mr 3:2 (active).
14:2 {Which had the dropsy} (\hudr•pikos\). Late and medical word
from \hud•r\ (water), one who has internal water (\hudr•ps\).
Here only in the N.T. and only example of the disease healed by
Jesus and recorded.
14:3 {Answering} (\apokritheis\). First aorist passive participle
without the passive meaning. Jesus answered the thoughts of those
mentioned in verse 1. Here "lawyers and Pharisees" are treated
as one class with one article (\tous\) whereas in 7:30 they are
treated as two classes with separate articles. {Or not} (\• ou\).
The dilemma forestalled any question by them. {They held their
peace} (\h•suchasan\). Ingressive aorist active of old verb
\h•suchaz•\. They became silent, more so than before.
14:4 {Took him} (\epilabomenos\). Second aorist middle participle
of \epilamban•\, an old verb, only in the middle in the N.T. It
is not redundant use, "took and healed," but "took hold of him
and healed him." Only instance in the N.T. of its use in a case
of healing. {Let him go} (\apelusen\). Probably, dismissed from
the company to get him away from these critics.
14:5 {An ass or an ox} (\onos • bous\). But Westcott and Hort
\huios • bous\ ({a son or an ox}). The manuscripts are much
divided between \huios\ (son) and \onos\ (ass) which in the
abbreviated uncials looked much alike (TC, OC) and were much
alike. The sentence in the Greek reads literally thus: Whose ox
or ass of you shall fall (\peseitai\, future middle of \pipto\)
into a well and he (the man) will not straightway draw him up
(\anaspasei\, future active of \anaspa•\) on the sabbath day? The
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(Luke: Chapter 14)