Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 3]
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3:1 {Were going up} (\anebainon\). Descriptive imperfect active.
They were ascending the terraces to the temple courts. {The
ninth} (\t•n enat•n\). Our three o'clock in the afternoon, the
time of the evening sacrifice. Peter and John like Paul later
kept up the Jewish worship, but not as a means of sacramental
redemption. There were three hours of prayer (third, sixth,
ninth).
3:2 {Was carried} (\ebastazeto\). Imperfect passive, picturing
the process as in verse 1. {Laid daily} (\etithoun kath'
h•meran\). Imperfect again describing their custom with this man.
{Beautiful} (\H•raian\). This gate is not so called elsewhere. It
may have been the Gate of Nicanor on the east side looking
towards Kidron described by Josephus (_Ant_. XV. 11, 3; _War_ V.
5, 3) as composed chiefly of Corinthian brass and very
magnificent.
3:3 {Asked} (\•r•t•\). Began to ask, inchoative imperfect. It was
his chance.
3:4 {Fastening his eyes} (\atenisas\). First aorist (ingressive)
active participle of \ateniz•\. For this verb see on Lu 4:20; Ac
1:10. Peter fixed his eyes on the beggar and invited him to look
(\blepson\) on them.
3:5 {Gave heed unto them} (\epeichen autois\). Imperfect active
of \epech•\, to hold to. For the idiom with \ton noun\ understood
see 7:14; 1Ti 4:16. He held his eyes right on Peter and John
with great eagerness "expecting to receive something" (\prosdok•n
ti labein\). He took Peter's invitation as a promise of a large
gift.
3:6 {In the name} (\en t•i onomati\). The healing power is in
that name (Page) and Peter says so. Cf. Lu 9:49; 10:17; Ac
4:7,10; 19:27; 16:18. {Walk} (\peripatei\). Present imperative,
inchoative idea, begin to walk and then go on walking. But the
beggar does not budge. He knows that he cannot walk.
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
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