Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 23]
either to prevent them or to understand them. They could only
stand and look with blinded eyes.
23:51 {He had not consented to their counsel and deed} (\houtos
ouk •n sunkatatetheimenos t•i boul•i kai t•i praxei aut•n\). This
parenthesis is given by Luke alone and explains that, though a
councillor (\bouleut•s\, Mr 5:43) he had not agreed to the vote
of the Sanhedrin. It is fairly certain that both Joseph and
Nicodemus were suspected of sympathy with Jesus and so were not
invited to the trial of Jesus. {Was looking for}
(\prosedecheto\). Imperfect middle. Mr 15:43 has the
periphrastic imperfect (\•n prosdechomenos\).
23:52 {Asked for} (\•it•sato\). First aorist middle (indirect)
indicative as in Mr 15:43; Mt 27:58. The middle voice shows
that Joseph of Arimathea asked the body of Jesus as a personal
favour.
23:53 {Took it down} (\kathel•n\). Second aorist active
participle of \kathaire•\ as in Mr 15:46. {Wrapped}
(\enetulixen\), as in Mt 27:59 where Mr 15:46 has \eneil•sen\
(wound), which see. Joh 19:40 has "bound" (\ed•san\). See Matt.
and Mark also for the linen cloth (\sindoni\). {Hewn in stone}
(\laxeut•i\). From \laxeu•\ (\las\, a stone, \xe•\, to polish).
In the LXX and here only in the N.T. Nowhere else so far as
known. See the usual Greek verb \latome•\ in Mr 15:46; Mt
27:60. {Where never man had yet lain} (\hou ouk en oudeis oup•
keimenos\). Triple negative and periphrastic past perfect passive
in sense (\keimai\), though periphrastic imperfect passive in
form. Same item in Joh 19:40 who uses \•n tetheimenos\
(periphrastic past perfect passive in form).
23:54 {The day of the Preparation} (\h•mera paraskeu•s\). The
technical Jewish phrase for the day before the sabbath for which
see discussion on ¯Mt 27:62. {Drew on} (\epeph•sken\). Imperfect
active, began to dawn or give light. However, it was sundown, not
sunrise when the Jewish sabbath (twenty-four-hour day) began. The
confusion is to us, not to the Jews or the readers of the Greek
New Testament. Luke is not speaking of the twelve-hour day which
began with sunrise, but the twenty-four-hour day which began with
sunset.
23:55 {Had come with him} (\•san sunel•luthuiai\). Periphrastic
past perfect active of \sunerchomai\. {Followed after}
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