Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 2]
loss. Old verb, but in N.T. only in Luke and Acts. They continued
amazed (\existanto\) and puzzled. {What meaneth this?} (\Ti
thelei touto einai\). Literally, what does this wish to be?
2:13 {Mocking} (\diachleuazontes\). Old verb, but only here in
the N.T., though the simple verb (without \dia\) in 17:32.
\Chleu•\ means a joke. {With new wine} (\gleukous\). Sweet wine,
but intoxicating. Sweet wine kept a year was very intoxicating.
Genitive case here after \memest•menoi eisin\ (periphrastic
perfect passive indicative), old verb \mesto•\, only here in the
N.T. Tanked up with new wine, state of fulness.
2:14 {Standing up with the eleven} (\statheis sun tois hendeka\).
Took his stand with the eleven including Matthias, who also rose
up with them, and spoke as their spokesman, a formal and
impressive beginning. The Codex Bezae has "ten apostles." Luke is
fond of this pictorial use of \statheis\ (first aorist passive
participle of \hist•mi\) as seen nowhere else in the N.T. (Lu
18:11,40; 19:8; Ac 5:20; 17:22; 27:21). {Lifted up his voice}
(\ep•ren t•n ph•n•n autou\). This phrase only in Luke in the N.T.
(Lu 11:29; Ac 2:14; 14:11; 22:22), but is common in the old
writers. First aorist active indicative of \epair•\. The large
crowd and the confusion of tongues demanded loud speaking. "This
most solemn, earnest, yet sober speech" (Bengel). Codex Bezae
adds "first" after "voice." Peter did it to win and hold
attention. {Give ear unto my words} (\en•tisasthe ta rh•mata
mou\). Late verb in LXX and only here in the N.T. First aorist
middle from \en•tizomai\ (\en, ous\, ear) to give ear to, receive
into the ear. People's ears differ greatly, but in public speech
they have to be reached through the ear. That puts an obligation
on the speaker and also on the auditors who should sit where they
can hear with the ears which they have, an obligation often
overlooked.
2:15 {As ye suppose} (\h•s humeis hupolambanete\). Note use of
\humeis\ (ye) for decided emphasis. {The third hour} (\h•ra
trit•\). Three o'clock in the day Jewish time, nine Roman.
Drunkenness belongs to the night (1Th 5:7). It was a quick,
common sense reply, and complete answer to their suspicion.
2:16 {This is that which hath been spoken by the prophet Joel}
(\touto estin to eir•menon dia tou proph•tou I••l\). Positive
interpretation of the supernatural phenomena in the light of the
Messianic prophecy of Joe 2:28-32. Peter's mind is now opened
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