Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 2]
he who is dead is in Hades" (Page). The use of \eis\ here=\en\ is
common enough. The Textus Receptus here reads \eis H•idou\
(genitive case) like the Attic idiom with \domon\ (abode)
understood. "Hades" in English is not translation, but
transliteration. The phrase in the Apostles' Creed, "descended
into hell" is from this passage in Acts (Hades, not Gehenna). The
English word "hell" is Anglo-Saxon from \helan\, to hide, and was
used in the Authorized Version to translate both Hades as here
and Gehenna as in Mt 5:22. {Thy Holy One} (\ton hosion sou\).
Peter applies these words to the Messiah. {Corruption}
(\diaphthoran\). The word can mean destruction or putrefaction
from \diaphtheir•\, old word, but in N.T. only here and Ac
13:34-37. The Hebrew word in Ps 16 can mean also the pit or
the deep.
2:28 {The ways of life} (\hodous z••s\). Though dead God will
show him the ways back to life.
2:29 {I may say} (\exon eipein\). Supply \estin\ before \exon\,
periphrastic present indicative of \exeimi\, to allow, permit.
The Authorized Version has "Let me speak," supplying \esto\
present imperative. {Freely} (\meta parr•sias\). Telling it all
(\pan, rh•sia\ from \eipon\, to speak), with fulness, with
boldness. Luke is fond of the phrase (as in 4:13). It is a new
start for Simon Peter, full of boldness and courage. {The
patriarch} (\tou patriarchou\). Transliteration of the word, from
\patria\, family, and \arch•\, to rule, the founder of a family.
Late word in LXX. Used of Abraham (Heb 7:4), of the twelve sons
of Jacob as founders of the several tribes (Ac 7:8), and here
of David as head of the family from whom the Messiah comes. {Was
buried} (\etaph•\). Second aorist passive indicative of \thapt•\.
His tomb was on Mt. Zion where most of the kings were buried. The
tomb was said to have fallen into ruins in the time of the
Emperor Hadrian. Josephus (_Ant_. XVI. 7, 1) attributes most of
the misfortunes of Herod's family to the fact that he tried to
rifle the tomb of David.
2:31 {Foreseeing} (\proid•n\). Second aorist active participle.
Did it as a prophet. {Of the Christ} (\tou Christou\). Of the
Messiah. See under verse 32. This is a definite statement by
Peter that David knew that in Ps 16 he was describing the
resurrection of the Messiah.
2:32 {This Jesus} (\touton ton I•soun\). Many of the name
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