Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 13]
the prophets} (\en tois proph•tais\). The quotation is from the
LXX text of Hab 1:5. The plural here refers to the prophetic
collection (Lu 24:44; Ac 24:14). "The Jews of Habakkuk's day
had refused to believe in the impending invasion by the
Chaldeans, and yet it had come" (Furneaux).
13:41 {Ye despisers} (\hoi kataphron•tai\). Not in the Hebrew,
but in the LXX. It is pertinent for Paul's purpose. {Perish}
(\aphanisth•te\). Or vanish away. First aorist passive
imperative. Added by the LXX to the Hebrew. {If one declare it
unto you} (\ean tis ekdi•g•tai humin\). Condition of third class
with present middle subjunctive, if one keep on outlining (double
compound, \ek-di-•geomai\) it unto you. Paul has hurled a
thunderbolt at the close.
13:42 {And as they went out} (\Exiont•n de aut•n\). Genitive
absolute with present active participle of \exeimi\, to go out,
old verb, in the N.T. only in Ac 12:42; 17:15; 20:7; 27:43. As
they (Paul and Barnabas) were going out with all the excitement
and hubbub created by the sermon. {They besought} (\parekaloun\).
Imperfect active, inchoative, began to beseech. The Textus
Receptus inserts wrongly \ta ethn•\ (the Gentiles) as if the Jews
were opposed to Paul from the first as some doubtless were. But
both Jews and Gentiles asked for the repetition of the sermon
(\lal•th•nai\, first aorist passive infinitive object of
\parekaloun\ with accusative of general reference). {The next
Sabbath} (\eis to metaxu sabbaton\). Late use (Josephus,
Plutarch, etc.) of \metaxu\ (\meta\ and \xun\=\sun\) in sense of
after or next instead of between (sense of \meta\ prevailing).
Note use of \eis\ for "on" or "by."
13:43 {When the synagogue broke up} (\lutheis•s t•s sunag•g•s\).
Genitive absolute of first aorist passive participle of \lu•\.
Apparently Paul and Barnabas had gone out before the synagogue
was formally dismissed. {Of the devout proselytes} (\t•n
sebomen•n pros•lut•n\). Of the worshipping proselytes described
in verses 16,25 as "those who fear God" (cf. 16:14) employed
usually of the uncircumcised Gentiles who yet attended the
synagogue worship, but the word \pros•lutoi\ (\pros, •lutos\
verbal from \erchomai\, a new-comer) means usually those who had
become circumcised (proselytes of righteousness). Yet the rabbis
used it also of proselytes of the gate who had not yet become
circumcised, probably the idea here. In the N.T. the word occurs
only in Mt 23:15; Ac 2:10; 6:5; 13:43. Many (both Jews and
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