Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 5]
Josephus according to his estimate of the two as reliable
historians. {To be somebody} (\einai tina\). Indirect assertion
with the infinitive and the accusative of general reference
(\heauton\) and \tina\, predicate accusative. \Tina\ could be
"anybody" or "somebody" according to context, clearly "somebody"
of importance here. {Joined themselves} (\proseklith•\). Correct
text and not \prosekoll•th•\ (Textus Receptus). First aorist
passive indicative of \prosklin•\, old verb to lean towards, to
incline towards. Here only in the N.T. {Was slain} (\an•ireth•\).
First aorist passive of \anaire•\ (cf. verse 33). {Obeyed}
(\epeithonto\). Imperfect middle, kept on obeying. {Were
dispersed} (\dieluth•san\). First aorist passive indicative
(effective aorist) of \dialu•\, old verb to dissolve, to go to
pieces. Here only in the N.T.
5:37 {Of the enrolment} (\t•s apograph•s\). Described by Josephus
(_Ant_. XV. 1, 1). The same word used by Luke of the first
enrolment started by Augustus B.C. 8 to 6 (Lu 2:2). See the
discussion on ¯Lu 2:2. This is the second enrolment in the
fourteen year cycle carried on for centuries as shown by numerous
dated papyri. Ramsay (_The Bearing of Recent Discovery on the
Trustworthiness of the N.T._) has produced proof from
inscriptions that Quirinius was twice in Syria as Luke reports
(Robertson, _Luke the Historian in the Light of Research_). {Drew
away} (\apest•se\). Causative sense of the first aorist active
indicative of \aphist•mi\, made people (\laon\, no need of "some
of the") to revolt (apostatize) with him. {He also} (\kakeinos\,
crasis for \kai ekeinos\). That one, also. {Were scattered
abroad} (\dieskorpisth•san\). First aorist (effective) passive
indicative of \diaskorpiz•\, old verb to disperse. Used of sheep
(Mr 14:27), of property (Lu 15:13). Aorist here after
imperfect (\epeithonto\) as in verse 36.
5:38 {Refrain from} (\apost•te apo\). Second aorist (ingressive)
active imperative of \aphist•mi\ of verse 37. Do ye stand off
from these men. "Hands off" was the policy of Gamaliel. {For
if--be} (\hoti ean--•i\). \Hoti\ gives the reason for the advice.
Gamaliel presents two alternatives in terms of two conditional
clauses. The first one is stated as a condition of the third
class, \ean\ with the present subjunctive \•i\, undetermined with
prospect of determination. Assuming that it is from men, "it will
be overthrown" (\kataluth•setai\, first future passive of
\katalu•\, to loosen down like a falling house) as was true of
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