Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 19].
19:20 {I kept} (\eichon\). Imperfect active of \ech•\. I kept on
keeping. {Laid up} (\apokeimen•n\). Present passive participle
agreeing with \h•n\ (which), used often as perfect passive of
\tith•mi\ as here, laid away or off (\apo\). It is not the
periphrastic construction, but two separate verbs, each with its
own force. {In a napkin} (\en soudari•i\). A Latin word
_sudarium_ from _sudor_ (sweat) transliterated into Greek, a
sweatcloth handkerchief or napkin. Found in papyrus marriage
contracts as part of the dowry (second and third centuries A.D.,
Deissmann, _Bible Studies_, p. 223). Used also for swathing the
head of the dead (Joh 11:44; 20:7).
19:21 {I feared} (\ephoboum•n\). Imperfect middle, I continued to
fear. {Austere} (\aust•ros\). Old Greek word from \au•\, to dry
up. Reproduced in Latin _austeros_ and English _austere_. It
means rough to the taste, stringent. Here only in the N.T.
Compare \skl•ros\ (hard) in Mt 25:24. "Harsh in flavour, then
in disposition" (Bruce). {Thou layedst not down} (\ouk eth•kas\).
Probably a proverb for a grasping profiteer.
19:22 {Thou knewest} (\•ideis\). Second past perfect of \hora•\,
to see, used as imperfect of \oida\, to know. Either it must be
taken as a question as Westcott and Hort do or be understood as
sarcasm as the Revised Version has it. The words of the wicked
(\pon•ros\) slave are turned to his own condemnation.
19:23 {Then wherefore} (\kai dia ti\). Note this inferential use
of \kai-\ in that case. {Into the bank} (\epi trapezan\).
Literally, {upon a table}. This old word \trapeza\, from
\tetrapeza\ (\tetra\, four, \pous\, foot). It means then any
table (Mr 7:28), food on the table (Ac 16:34), feast or
banquet (Ro 11:9), table of the money-changers (Joh 2:15; Mr
11:15; Mt 21:12), or bank as here. Our word bank is from Old
English _bench_. {With interest} (\sun tok•i\). Not usury, but
proper and legal interest. Old word from \tikt•\, to bring forth.
In the N.T. only here and Mt 25:27. {Should have required it}
(\an auto epraxa\). Conclusion of second-class condition the
condition or apodosis being implied in the participle "coming"
(\elth•n\), and the previous question. On this technical use of
\prass•\ (\epraxa\) see Lu 3:13.
19:25 {And they said unto him} (\kai eipan aut•i\). Probably the
eager audience who had been listening to this wonderful parable
interrupted Jesus at this point because of this sudden turn when
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