Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 16]
16:3 {Within himself} (\en heaut•i\). As soon as he had time to
think the thing over carefully. He knew that he was guilty of
embezzlement of the Master's funds. {Taketh away}
(\aphaireitai\). Present (linear) middle indicative of
\aphaire•\, old verb to take away. Here the middle present means,
He is taking away for himself. {To beg I am not ashamed}
(\epaitein aischunomai\). The infinitive with \aischunomai\ means
ashamed to begin to beg. The participle, \epait•n aischunomai\
would mean, ashamed while begging, ashamed of begging while doing
it.
16:4 {I am resolved} (\egn•n\). Second aorist active indicative
of \gin•sk•\. A difficult tense to reproduce in English. I knew,
I know, I have known, all miss it a bit. It is a burst of
daylight to the puzzled, darkened man: I've got it, I see into it
now, a sudden solution. {What to do} (\ti poi•s•\). Either
deliberative first aorist active subjunctive or deliberative
future active indicative. {When I am put out} (\hotan
metastath•\). First aorist passive subjunctive of \methist•mi\,
(\meta, hist•mi\), old verb, to transpose, transfer, remove. He
is expecting to be put out. {They may receive me} (\dex•ntai\).
First aorist middle subjunctive of \dechomai\, common verb.
Subjunctive with final particle \hina\. He wishes to put the
debtors under obligation to himself. {Debtors} (\t•n
chreophilet•n\). A late word. In the N.T. only here and Lu 7:41
from \chreos\, loan, and \opheilet•s\, debtor. It is probable
that he dealt with "each one" separately.
16:6 {Measures} (\batous\). Transliterated word for Hebrew
_bath_, between eight and nine gallons. Here alone in the N.T.
Not the same word as \batos\ ({bush}) in Lu 6:44. {Thy bond}
(\sou ta grammata\). Thy writings, thy contracts, thy note.
{Quickly} (\tache•s\). It was a secret arrangement and speed was
essential.
16:7 {Measures} (\korous\). Another Hebrew word for dry measure.
The Hebrew _cor_ was about ten bushels. Data are not clear about
the Hebrew measures whether liquid ({bath}) or dry ({cor}).
16:8 {His lord commended} (\ep•inesen ho kurios\). The steward's
lord praised him though he himself had been wronged again (see
verse 1 "wasting his goods"). {The unrighteous steward} (\ton
oikonomon t•s adikias\). Literally, the steward of
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