Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 10]
Saviour.
10:45 {They of the circumcision which believed} (\hoi ek
peritom•s pistoi\). The believing ones of the circumcision, more
exactly. {Were amazed} (\exest•san\). Second aorist active
indicative, intransitive, of \exist•mi\. They stood out of
themselves. {On the Gentiles also} (\kai epi ta ethn•\). Or, even
upon the Gentiles. {Was poured out} (\ekkechutai\). Present
perfect passive retained in indirect discourse of \ekche•\ or
\ekchun•\, old verb, used metaphorically of the Holy Spirit also
in 2:17 (from Joe 2:28f.), Ac 2:33.
10:46 {They heard} (\•kouon\). Imperfect active, were hearing,
kept on hearing. {Speak} (\lalount•n\). Present active
participle, speaking, for they kept it up. {With tongues}
(\gl•ssais\). Instrumental case as in 2:4,11 which see. The
fuller statement there makes it clear that here it was new and
strange tongues also as in 19:6; 1Co 14:4-19. This sudden
manifestation of the Holy Spirit's power on uncircumcised
Gentiles was probably necessary to convince Peter and the six
brethren of the circumcision that God had opened the door wide to
Gentiles. It was proof that a Gentile Pentecost had come and
Peter used it effectively in his defence in Jerusalem (Ac
11:15).
10:47 {Can any man forbid the water?} (\M•ti to hud•r dunatai
k•l–sai tis?\). The negative \m•ti\ expects the answer _No_. The
evidence was indisputable that these Gentiles were converted and
so were entitled to be baptized. See the similar idiom in Lu
6:39. Note the article with "water." Here the baptism of the
Holy Spirit had preceded the baptism of water (Ac 1:5; 11:16).
"The greater had been bestowed; could the lesser be withheld?"
(Knowling). {That these should not be baptized} (\tou m•
baptisth•nai toutous\). Ablative case of the articular first
aorist passive infinitive of \baptiz•\ with the redundant
negative after the verb of hindering (\k•l–sai\) and the
accusative of general reference (\toutous\). The redundant
negative after the verb of hindering is not necessary though
often used in ancient Greek and in the _Koin•_ (papyri). Without
it see Mt 19:14; Ac 8:36 and with it see Lu 4:42; 24:16; Ac
14:18. Cf. Robertson, _Grammar_, pp. 1061, 1094, 1171. The
triple negatives here are a bit confusing to the modern mind
(\m•ti\ in the question, \k•l–sai\, to hinder or to cut off, \m•\
with \baptisth•nai\). Literally, Can any one cut off the water
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