Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 22].
the indignation over the rebuke of Jesus at the feast in Simon's
house (Joh 12:4-6). {Captains} (\strat•gois\). Leaders of the
temple guards (Ac 4:1), the full title, "captains of the
temple," occurs in verse 52. {How he might deliver him unto
them} (\to p•s autois parad•i auton\). The same construction as
in verse 2, the article \to\ with the indirect question and
deliberative subjunctive second aorist active (\parad•i\).
22:5 {Were glad} (\echar•san\). Second aorist passive indicative
of \chair•\ as in Mr 14:11. Ingressive aorist, a natural
exultation that one of the Twelve had offered to do this thing.
{Covenanted} (\sunethento\). Second aorist indicative middle of
\suntith•mi\. An old verb to put together and in the middle with
one another. In the N.T. outside of Joh 9:22 only in Luke (here
and Ac 23:20; 24:9). Luke only mentions "money" (\argurion\),
but not "thirty pieces" (Mt 26:15).
22:6 {Consented} (\ex•molog•sen\). Old verb, but the ancients
usually used the simple form for promise or consent rather than
the compound. This is the only instance of this sense in the N.T.
It is from \homologos\ (\homos\, same, and \leg•\, to say), to
say the same thing with another and so agree. {Opportunity}
(\eukarian\). From \eukairos\ (\eu, kairos\), a good chance. Old
word, but in the N.T. only here and parallel passage Mt 26:16.
{In the absence of the multitude} (\ater ochlou\). \Ater\ is an
old preposition, common in the poets, but rare in prose. Also in
verse 35. It means "without," "apart from," like \ch•ris\. The
point of Judas was just this. He would get Jesus into the hands
of the Sanhedrin during the feast in spite of the crowd. It was
necessary to avoid tumult (Mt 26:5) because of the popularity
of Jesus.
22:7 {The day of unleavened bread came} (\•lthen h• h•mera t•n
azum•n\). The day itself came, not simply was drawing nigh (verse
1). {Must be sacrificed} (\edei thuesthai\). This was Nisan 14
which began at sunset. Luke is a Gentile and this fact must be
borne in mind. The lamb must be slain by the head of the family
(Ex 12:6). The controversy about the day when Christ ate the
last passover meal has already been discussed (Mt 26:17; Mr
14:12). The Synoptics clearly present this as a fact. Jesus was
then crucified on Friday at the passover or Thursday (our time)
at the regular hour 6 P.M. (beginning of Friday). The five
passages in John (13:1f.; 13:27; 18:28; 19:14; 19:31) rightly
interpreted teach the same thing as shown in my _Harmony of the
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