Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 23]
one (Plummer). He uses a more common compound of \streph•\ here,
\apostreph•\, to turn away from, to seduce, to mislead, whereas
\diastreph•\ in verse 2 has more the notion of disturbing
(turning this way and that). Note the use of \h•s\ with the
particle, the alleged reason. Pilate understands the charge
against Jesus to be that he is a revolutionary agitator and a
dangerous rival to Caesar, treason in plain words. {Having
examined him before you} (\en•pion hum•n anakrinas\). Right
before your eyes I have given him a careful examination (\ana\)
up and down, \krin•\, to judge, sift. Old and common verb in the
general sense and in the forensic sense as here and which Luke
alone has in the N.T. ( Lu 23:14; 4:9; 12:19; 28:18; Ac 24:8)
except 1Co 9:3. {Whereof} (\h•n\). Attraction of the relative
\ha\ to the case (genitive) of the unexpressed antecedent
\tout•n\.
23:15 {No nor yet} (\all' oude\). But not even. {Hath been done
by him} (\estin pepragmenon aut•i\). Periphrastic perfect passive
indicative of \prass•\, common verb, to do. The case of \aut•i\
can be regarded as either the dative or the instrumental
(Robertson, _Grammar_, pp. 534,542).
23:16 {Chastise} (\paideusas\). First aorist active participle of
\paideu•\, to train a child (\pais\), and then, as a part of the
training, punishment. Our English word chasten is from the Latin
_castus_, pure, chaste, and means to purify (cf. Heb 12:6f.).
Perhaps Pilate may have split a hair over the word as Wycliff
puts it: "I shall deliver him amended." But, if Jesus was
innocent, Pilate had no doubt to "chastise" him to satisfy a mob.
Verse 17 is omitted by Westcott and Hort as from Mr 15:6; Mt
27:15.
23:18 {All together} (\panpl•thei\). An adverb from the adjective
\panpl•th•s\, all together. Used by Dio Cassius. Only here in the
N.T. {Away} (\aire\). Present active imperative, Take him on away
and keep him away as in Ac 21:36; 22:22, of Paul. But {release}
(\apoluson\) is first aorist active imperative, do it now and at
once.
23:19 {Insurrection} (\stasin\). An old word for sedition,
standing off, the very charge made against Jesus (and untrue). If
Jesus had raised insurrection against Caesar, these accusers
would have rallied to his standard. {And for murder} (\kai
phonon\). They cared nought for this. In fact, the murderer was
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