Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 20].
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20:1 {On one of the days} (\en mi•i t•n h•mer•n\). Luke's
favourite way of indicating time. It was the last day of the
temple teaching (Tuesday). Lu 20:1-19 is to be compared with
Mr 11:27-12:12; Mt 21:23-46. {There came upon him}
(\epest•san\). Second aorist active indicative, ingressive aorist
of \ephist•mi\, old and common verb, stood up against him, with
the notion of sudden appearance. These leaders (cf. 19:47) had
determined to attack Jesus on this morning, both Sadducees (chief
priests) and Pharisees (scribes), a formal delegation from the
Sanhedrin.
20:2 {Tell us} (\eipon h•min\). Luke adds these words to what
Mark and Matthew have. Second aorist active imperative for the
old form \eipe\ and with ending \-on\ of the first aorist active.
Westcott and Hort punctuate the rest of the sentence as an
indirect question after \eipon\, but the Revised Version puts a
semicolon after "us" and retains the direct question. The Greek
manuscripts have no punctuation.
20:3 {Question} (\logon\). Literally, word. So in Mr 11:29; Mt
21:24.
20:5 {They reasoned with themselves} (\sunelogisanto\). First
aorist middle of \sullogizomai\, to bring together accounts, an
old word, only here in the N.T. Mark and Matthew have
\dielogizonto\ (imperfect middle of \dialogizomai\, a kindred
verb, to reckon between one another, confer). This form
(\dielogizonto\) in verse 14 below. {If we shall say} (\ean
eip•men\). Third-class condition with second aorist active
subjunctive. Suppose we say! So in verse 6.
20:6 {Will stone us} (\katalithasei\). Late verb and here only in
the N.T. Literally, will throw stones down on us, stone us down,
overwhelm us with stones. {They be persuaded} (\pepeismenos
estin\). Periphrastic perfect passive indicative of \peith•\, to
persuade, a settled state of persuasion, "is persuaded" (no
reason for use of "be" here). {That John was a prophet} (\I•an•n
proph•t•n einai\). Accusative and infinitive in indirect
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(Luke: Chapter 20)