Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 9]
8, 2-9). {Had peace} (\eichen eir•n•n\). Imperfect active. Kept
on having peace, enjoying peace, because the persecution had
ceased. Many of the disciples came back to Jerusalem and the
apostles began to make preaching tours out from the city. This
idiom (\ech• eir•n•n\) occurs again in Ro 5:1 (\eir•n•n
ech•men\, present active subjunctive) where it has been
grievously misunderstood. There it is an exhortation to keep on
enjoying the peace with God already made, not to make peace with
God which would be \eir•n•n sch•men\ (ingressive aorist
subjunctive). {Edified} (\oikodomoumen•\). Present passive
participle, linear action also. One result of the enjoyment of
peace after the persecution was the continued edification (Latin
word _aedificatio_ for building up a house), a favourite figure
with Paul (1Co 14; Eph 3) and scattered throughout the N.T.,
old Greek verb. In 1Pe 2:5 Peter speaks of "the spiritual
house" throughout the five Roman provinces being "built up" (cf.
Mt 16:18). {In the comfort of the Holy Spirit} (\t•i parakl•sei
tou hagiou pneumatos\). Either locative ({in}) or instrumental
case ({by}). The Holy Spirit had been promised by Jesus as
"another Paraclete" and now this is shown to be true. The only
instance in Acts of the use of \parakl•sis\ with the Holy Spirit.
The word, of course, means calling to one's side (\parakale•\)
either for advice or for consolation. {Was multiplied}
(\epl•thuneto\). Imperfect middle passive. The multiplication of
the disciples kept pace with the peace, the edification, the
walking in the fear of the Lord, the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
The blood of the martyrs was already becoming the seed of the
church. Stephen had not borne his witness in vain.
9:32 {Lydda} (\Ludda\). In O.T. Lod (1Ch 8:12) and near Joppa.
Later Diospolis.
9:33 {Aenias} (\Ainean\). Old Greek name and so probably a
Hellenistic Jew. He was apparently a disciple already (the saint,
verse 32). Luke the physician notes that he had been bed ridden
for eight years. See on ¯5:15 for "bed" (\krabattou\) and ¯8:7;
Lu 5:18 for "paralyzed" (\paralelumenos\, perfect passive
participle of \paralu•\ with \•n\, periphrastic past perfect
passive).
9:34 {Healeth} (\i•tai\). Aoristic present middle indicative,
heals here and now. {Make thy bed} (\str•son seaut•i\). First
aorist (ingressive) active imperative of \str•nnumi\ (\-u•\). Old
word with "bed" (\krabatton\) understood as the object.
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