Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 22].
14:54 has the aorist.
22:55 {When they had kindled a fire} (\periapsant•n pur\).
Genitive absolute, first aorist active participle of \periapt•\,
an old verb, but here only in the N.T. Kindle around, make a good
fire that blazes all over. It was April and cool at night. The
servants made the fire. {And had sat down together} (\kai
sunkathisant•n\). Genitive absolute again. Note \sun-\
(together), all had taken seats around the fire. {Peter sat in
the midst of them} (\ekath•to ho Petros mesos aut•n\). Imperfect
tense, he was sitting, and note \mesos\, nominative predicate
adjective with the genitive, like Joh 1:26, good Greek idiom.
22:56 {In the light} (\pros to ph•s\). Facing (\pros\) the light,
for the fire gave light as well as heat. Mr 14:65 has "warming
himself in the light," John (Joh 18:18,25) "warming himself."
{Looking steadfastly} (\atenisasa\). Favourite word in Luke
(4:20, etc.) for gazing steadily at one. {This man also} (\kai
houtos\). As if pointing to Peter and talking about him. The
other Gospels (Mr 14:67; Mt 26:69; Joh 18:25) make a direct
address to Peter. Both could be true, as she turned to Peter.
22:57 {I know him not} (\ouk oida auton\). Just as Jesus had
predicted that he would do (Lu 22:34).
22:58 {After a little while another} (\meta brachu heteros\). Mt
26:71 makes it after Peter had gone out into the porch and
mentions a maid as speaking as does Mr 14:69, while here the
"other" (\heteros\) is a man (masculine gender). It is almost
impossible to co-ordinate the three denials in the four accounts
unless we conceive of several joining in when one led off. This
time Peter's denial is very blunt, "I am not."
22:59 {After the space of about one hour} (\diastas•s h•sei h•ras
mias\). Genitive absolute with second aorist active participle
feminine singular of \diist•mi\. This classical verb in the N.T.
is used only by Luke (22:59; 24:51; Ac 27:28). It means
standing in two or apart, about an hour intervening. {Confidently
affirmed} (\diischurizeto\). Imperfect middle, he kept affirming
strongly. An old verb (\dia, ischurizomai\), to make oneself
strong, to make emphatic declaration. In the N.T. only here and
Ac 12:15. {For he is a Galilean} (\kai gar Galilaios estin\).
Mt 26:73 makes it plain that it was his speech that gave him
away, which see.
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