Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 20]
should be noted that Paul, who conducted this service, was not a
member of the church in Troas, but only a visitor. {Discoursed}
(\dielegeto\). Imperfect middle because he kept on at length.
{Intending} (\mell•\). Being about to, on the point of. {On the
morrow} (\t•i epaurion\). Locative case with \h•mer•i\ understood
after the adverb \epaurion\. If Paul spoke on our Saturday
evening, he made the journey on the first day of the week (our
Sunday) after sunrise. If he spoke on our Sunday evening, then he
left on our Monday morning. {Prolonged his speech} (\Pareteinen
ton logon\). Imperfect active (same form as aorist) of
\paratein•\, old verb to stretch beside or lengthwise, to
prolong. Vivid picture of Paul's long sermon which went on and on
till midnight (\mechri mesonuktiou\). Paul's purpose to leave
early next morning seemed to justify the long discourse.
Preachers usually have some excuse for the long sermon which is
not always clear to the exhausted audience.
20:8 {Many lights} (\lampades hikanai\). It was dark at night
since the full moon (passover) was three weeks behind. These
lamps were probably filled with oil and had wicks that flickered
and smoked. They would not meet in the dark. {In the upper room}
(\en t•i huper•i•i\). As in 1:13 which see.
20:9 {Sat} (\kathezomenos\). Sitting (present middle participle
describing his posture). {In the window} (\epi t•s thuridos\).
Old word diminutive from \thura\, door, a little door. Latticed
window (no glass) opened because of the heat from the lamps and
the crowd. Our window was once spelt _windore_ (Hudibras),
perhaps from the wrong idea that it was derived from _wind_ and
_door_. Eutychus (a common slave name) was sitting on (\epi\) the
window sill. Ahaziah "fell down through a lattice in his upper
chamber" (2Ki 1:2). In the N.T. \thuris\ only here and 2Co
11:33 (\dia thuridos\) through which Paul was let down through
the wall in Damascus. {Borne down with deep sleep}
(\katapheromenos hupn•i bathei\). Present passive participle of
\katapher•\, to bear down, and followed by instrumental case
(\hupn•i\). Describes the gradual process of going into deep
sleep. Great medical writers use \bathus\ with \hupnos\ as we do
today (deep sleep). D here has \basei\ (heavy) for \bathei\
(deep). {As Paul discoursed yet longer} (\dialegomenou tou Paulou
epi pleion\). Genitive absolute of present middle participle of
\dialegomai\ (cf. verse 7). with \epi pleion\. Eutychus
struggled bravely to keep awake, vainly hoping that Paul would
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