Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 21]
h•meras\). First aorist active infinitive of \exartiz•\, to
furnish perfectly, rare in ancient writers, but fairly frequent
in the papyri. Only twice in the N.T., here and 2Ti 3:17.
Finish the exact number of days (seven) of verse 4. The
accusative of general reference \h•m•s\ is the usual construction
and the infinitive clause is the subject of \egeneto\. We
departed and went on our journey (\exelthontes eporeuometha\).
Sharp distinction between the first aorist active participle
\exelthontes\ (from \exerchomai\, to go out) and the imperfect
middle \eporeuometha\ from \poreu•\ (we were going on). {And they
all, with wives and children, brought us on our way}
(\propempont•n h•m•s pant•n sun gunaixi kai teknois\). No "and"
in the Greek, simply genitive absolute, "They all with wives and
children accompanying us," just as at Miletus (20:28), same
verb \propemp•\ which see. The first mention of children in
connection with the apostolic churches (Vincent). Vivid picture
here as at Miletus, evident touch of an eyewitness. {Till we were
out of the city} (\he•s ex• t•s pole•s\). Note both adverbial
prepositions (\he•s ex•\) clear outside of the city.
21:6 {Beach} (\aigialon\). As in Mt 13:2 which see. This scene
is in public as at Miletus, but they did not care. {Bade each
other farewell} (\apespasametha all•lous\). First aorist middle
of \apaspazomai\. Rare compound, here alone in the N.T. Tender
scene, but "no bonds of long comradeship, none of the clinging
love" (Furneaux) seen at Miletus (Ac 20:37f.). {Home again}
(\eis ta idia\). To their own places as of the Beloved Disciple
in Joh 19:27 and of Jesus in Joh 1:11. This idiom in the
papyri also.
21:7 {Had finished} (\dianusantes\). First aorist active
participle of \dianu•\, old verb to accomplish (\anu•\)
thoroughly (\dia\), only here in the N.T. {From Tyre} (\apo
Turou\). Page takes (Hackett also) with \kat•nt•samen\ (we
arrived) rather than with "\ton ploun\" (the voyage) and with
good reason: "And we, having (thereby) finished the voyage,
arrived from Tyre at Ptolemais." Ptolemais is the modern Acre,
called Accho in Jud 1:31. The harbour is the best on the coast
of Palestine and is surrounded by mountains. It is about thirty
miles south of Tyre. It was never taken by Israel and was
considered a Philistine town and the Greeks counted it a
Phoenician city. It was the key to the road down the coast
between Syria and Egypt and had successively the rule of the
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