Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 18]
485). Being fervent in spirit (\ze•n t•i pneumati\). Boiling
(from \ze•\, to boil, old and common verb, in N.T. only here and
Ro 12:11) like boiling water or yeast. The Latin verb _ferveo_
means to boil or ferment. Locative case after it. {Taught
carefully} (\edidasken akrib•s\). Imperfect active, was teaching
or inchoative, began teaching, accurately. He taught accurately
what he knew, a fine gift for any preacher. {Only the baptism of
John} (\monon to baptisma I•anou\). It was a {baptism of
repentance} (marked by repentance) as Paul said (13:24; 19:4),
as Peter said (2:38) and as the Gospels tell (Mr 1:4, etc.).
That is to say, Apollos knew only what the Baptist knew when he
died, but John had preached the coming of the Messiah, had
baptized him, had identified him as the Son of God, had
proclaimed the baptism of the Holy Spirit, but had not seen the
Cross, the Resurrection of Jesus, nor the great Day of Pentecost.
18:26 {They took him unto them} (\proselabonto\). Second aorist
middle (indirect) indicative of \proslamban•\, old verb, to their
home and heart as companion (cf. the rabbis and the ruffians in
17:5). Probably for dinner after service. {Expounded}
(\exethento\). Second aorist (effective) middle indicative of
\ektith•mi\ seen already in 11:4, to set forth. {More
carefully} (\akribesteron\). Comparative adverb of \akrib•s\.
More accurately than he already knew. Instead of abusing the
young and brilliant preacher for his ignorance they (particularly
Priscilla) gave him the fuller story of the life and work of
Jesus and of the apostolic period to fill up the gaps in his
knowledge. It is a needed and delicate task, this thing of
teaching gifted young ministers. They do not learn it all in
schools. More of it comes from contact with men and women rich in
grace and in the knowledge of God's ways. He was not rebaptized,
but only received fuller information.
18:27 {Encouraged him} (\protrepsamenoi\). First aorist middle
participle of \protrep•\, old verb, to urge forward, to push on,
only here in the N.T. Since Apollos wanted (\boulomenou autou\,
genitive absolute) to go into Achaia, the brethren (including
others besides Priscilla and Aquila) wrote (\egrapsan\) a letter
of introduction to the disciples in Corinth to receive him
(\apodexasthai auton\), a nice letter of recommendation and a
sincere one also. But Paul will refer to this very letter later
(2Co 3:1) and observe that he himself needed no such letter of
commendation. The Codex Bezae adds here that certain Corinthians
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