Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 16]
and elsewhere by Paul. {Sprang in} (\eisep•d•sen\). First aorist
active of \eisp•da•\, old verb, but here only in the N.T. Cf.
\ekp•da•\ in 14:14. The jailor was at the outer door and he
wanted lights to see what was inside in the inner prison.
16:29 {Trembling for fear} (\entromos genomenos\). "Becoming
terrified." The adjective \entromos\ (in terror) occurs in N.T.
only here and 7:32; Heb 12:21. {Fell down} (\prosepesen\).
Second aorist active indicative of \prospipt•\, old verb. An act
of worship as Cornelius before Peter (10:25), when
\prosekun•sen\ is used.
16:30 {Brought them out} (\progag•n autous ex•\). Second aorist
active participle of \proag•\, to lead forward. He left the other
prisoners inside, feeling that he had to deal with these men whom
he had evidently heard preach or had heard of their message as
servants of the Most High God as the slave girl called them.
There may have been superstition behind his fear, but there was
evident sincerity.
16:31 {To be saved} (\hina s•th•\). Final clause with \hina\ and
first aorist passive subjunctive. What did he mean by "saved"?
Certainly more than escape from peril about the prisoners or
because of the earthquake, though these had their influences on
him. Cf. way of salvation in verse 17. {Believe on the Lord
Jesus} (\Pisteuson epi ton kurion I•soun\). This is what Peter
told Cornelius (10:43). This is the heart of the matter for
both the jailor and his house.
16:32 {They spake the word of God} (\elal•san ton logon tou
theou\). So Paul and Silas gave fuller exposition of the way of
life to the jailor "with all that were in his house." It was a
remarkable service with keenest attention and interest, the
jailor with his warden, slaves, and family.
16:33 {Washed their stripes} (\elousen apo t•n pl•g•n\).
Deissmann (_Bible Studies_, p. 227) cites an inscription of
Pergamum with this very construction of \apo\ and the ablative,
to wash off, though it is an old verb. This first aorist active
indicative of \lou•\, to bathe, succinctly shows what the jailor
did to remove the stains left by the rods of the lictors (verse
22). \Nipt•\ was used for washing parts of the body. {And was
baptized, he and all his, immediately} (\kai ebaptisth• autos kai
hoi autou hapantes parachr•ma\). The verb is in the singular
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