Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 21]
aorist active of \sumbain•\, to happen (see on ¯20:19) with
infinitive clause as subject here as often in the old Greek. {He
was borne} (\bastazesthai auton\). Accusative of general
reference with this subject infinitive, present passive of
\bastaz•\, to take up with the hands, literally as here.
{Violence} (\bian\). See on ¯Ac 5:26. \Biaz•\, to use force, is
from \bia\.
21:36 {Followed after} (\•kolouthei\). Imperfect active of
\akoluthe•\, was following. Cheated of their purpose to lynch
Paul, they were determined to have his blood. {Crying out}
(\krazontes\). Construction according to sense, plural masculine
participle agreeing with neuter singular substantive \pl•thos\
(Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 401). {Away with him} (\Aire auton\).
The very words used by the mob to Pilate when they chose Barabbas
in preference to Jesus (Lu 23:18, \Aire touton\). He will hear
it again from this same crowd (Ac 22:22). It is the present
imperative (\aire\) as in Lu 23:18, but some may have used the
urgent aorist active imperative as also in the case of Jesus Joh
19:15, \•ron, •ron\ with \staur•son\ added). Luke does not say
that this mob demanded crucifixion for Paul. He was learning what
it was to share the sufferings of Christ as the sullen roar of
the mob's yells rolled on and on in his ears.
21:37 {May I say something unto thee?} (\Ei exestin moi eipein ti
pros se?\). On this use of \ei\ in a direct question see on
¯1:6. The calm self-control of Paul in the presence of this mob
is amazing. His courteous request to Lysias was in Greek to the
chiliarch's amazement. {Dost thou know Greek?} (\Hell•nisti
gin•skeis?\). Old Greek adverb in \-i\ from \Hell•niz•\, meaning
"in Greek." "Do you know it in Greek?" In the N.T. only here and
Joh 19:20. {Art thou not then the Egyptian?} (\Ouk ara su ei ho
Aiguptios?\). Expects the answer _Yes_ and \ara\ argues the
matter (therefore). The well-known (\ho\) Egyptian who had given
the Romans so much trouble. {Stirred up to sedition}
(\anastat•sas\). First aorist active participle of \anastato•\, a
late verb from \anastatos\, outcast, and so to unsettle, to stir
up, to excite, once known only in LXX and Ac 17:6 (which see);
21:38; Ga 5:12, but now found in several papyri examples with
precisely this sense to upset. {Of the Assassins} (\t•n
sikari•n\). Latin word _sicarius_, one who carried a short sword
\sica\ under his cloak, a cutthroat. Josephus uses this very word
for bands of robbers under this Egyptian (_War_ II. 17,6 and
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