Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 10]
edition). See also Ac 11:3; Ga 2:12. It is that middle wall of
partition between Jew and Gentile (Eph 2:14) which Jesus broke
down. {One of another nation} (\allophul•i\). Dative case of an
old adjective, but only here in the N.T. (\allos\, another,
\phulon\, race). Both Juvenal (_Sat_. XIV. 104, 105) and Tacitus
(_History_, V. 5) speak of the Jewish exclusiveness and
separation from Gentiles. {And yet unto} (\kamoi\). Dative of the
emphatic pronoun (note position of prominence) with \kai\
(\crasis\) meaning here "and yet" or adversative "but" as often
with \kai\ which is by no means always merely the connective
"and" (Robertson, _Grammar_, pp. 1182f.). Now Peter takes back
both the adjectives used in his protest to the Lord (verse 14)
"common and unclean." It is a long journey that Peter has made.
He here refers to "no one" (\m•dena\), not to "things," but that
is great progress.
10:29 {Without gainsaying} (\anantirrh•t•s\). \A\ privative with
compound adverb from \anti\ (back, in return, against) and verbal
\rh•tos\ (from \errh•th•n\, to speak). Late and rare and here
only in the N.T., but the adjective in 19:36. Without answering
back. That is true after the Holy Spirit expressly told Peter to
go with the messengers of Cornelius (10:19-23). Peter's
objections were made to the Lord in the vision which he did not
understand. But that vision prepared him for this great step
which he had now taken. He had stepped over the line of Jewish
custom. {With what intent} (\tini log•i\). More exactly, "for
what reason" as in Plato, _Gorgias_ 512 C.
10:30 {Four days ago} (\apo tetart•s h•meras\). From the fourth
day, reckoning backwards from this day. {I was keeping the ninth
hour of prayer} (\•m•n t•n enat•n proseuchomenos\). Periphrastic
middle imperfect and accusative of extension of time (all the
ninth hour).
10:31 {Is heard} (\eis•kousth•\). Sort of timeless first aorist
passive indicative as is "are had in remembrance" (\emn•sth•san\.
See verse 4 "are gone up for a memorial").
10:32 {In the house of Simon} (\en oiki•i Sim•nos\). See 9:43
for \para Sim•ni\ with same idea.
10:33 {And thou hast well done that thou art come} (\su te kal•s
epoi•sas paragenomenos\). "And thou didst well in coming." A
regular formula for expressing thanks as in Php 4:14; 3Jo 1:6;
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