Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 20]
finish. But he went on "for more." {Being born down by his sleep}
(\katenechtheis apo tou hupnou\). First aorist (effective)
passive showing the final result of the process described by
\katapheromenos\, finally overcome as a result of (\apo\) the
(note article \tou\) sleep (ablative case). These four
participles (\kathezomenos, katapheromenos, dialegomenou,
katenechtheis\) have no connectives, but are distinguished
clearly by case and tense. The difference between the present
\katapheromenos\ and the aorist \katenechtheis\ of the same verb
is marked. {Fell down} (\epesen kat•\). Effective aorist active
indicative of \pipt•\ with the adverb \kat•\, though \katapipt•\
(compound verb) could have been used (Ac 26:14; 28:6). Hobart
(_Medical Language of St. Luke_) thinks that Luke shows a
physician's interest in the causes of the drowsiness of Eutychus
(the heat, the crowd, the smell of the lamps, the late hour, the
long discourse). Cf. Lu 22:45. {From the third story} (\apo tou
tristegou\). From \treis\ (three) and \steg•\ (roof), adjective
\tristegos\ having three roofs. {Was taken up dead} (\•rth•
nekros\). First aorist passive indicative of \air•\. Luke does
not say \h•s\ (as) or \h•sei\ (Mr 9:26 as if). The people
considered him dead and Luke the physician seems to agree with
that view.
20:10 {Fell on him} (\epepesen aut•i\). Second aorist active
indicative of \epipipt•\ with dative case as Elijah did (1Ki
17:21) and Elisha (2Ki 4:34). {Embracing} (\sunperilab•n\).
Second aorist active participle of \sunperilamban•\, old verb to
embrace completely (take hold together round), but only here in
the N.T. In Ezr 5:3. {Make ye no ado} (\m• thorubeisthe\). Stop
(\m•\ and present middle imperative of \thorube•\) making a noise
(\thorubos\) as the people did on the death of Jairus's daughter
(Mt 9:23 \thoruboumenou\ and Mr 5:38 \thorubou\) when Jesus
asked \Ti thorubeisthe?\ {For his life is in him} (\h• gar psuch•
autou en aut•i estin\). This language is relied on by Ramsay,
Wendt, Zoeckler to show that Eutychus had not really died, but
had merely swooned. Paul's language would suit that view, but it
suits equally well the idea that he had just been restored to
life and so is indecisive. Furneaux urges also the fact that his
friends did not bring him back to the meeting till morning (verse
12) as additional evidence that it was a case of swooning
rather than of death. But this again is not conclusive as they
would naturally not take him back at once. One will believe here
as the facts appeal to him.
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