Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 26]
26:11 {Punishing} (\tim•r•n\). Old word \tim•re•\ originally to
render help, to succor (\tim•ros\, from \tim•\ and \ouros\), then
to avenge (for honour). In N.T. only here and 22:5. {I strove
to make them blaspheme} (\•nagkazon blasph•mein\). Conative
imperfect active of \anagkaz•\, old verb from \anagk•\
(necessity, compulsion). The tense, like the imperfect in Mt
3:14; Lu 1:59, leaves room to hope that Paul was not successful
in this effort, for he had already said that he brought many
"unto death" (22:4). {I persecuted} (\edi•kon\). Imperfect
active again, repeated attempts. The old verb \di•k•\ was used to
run after or chase game and then to chase enemies. The word
"persecute" is the Latin _persequor_, to follow through or after.
It is a vivid picture that Paul here paints of his success in
hunting big game, a grand heresy hunt. {Even unto foreign cities}
(\kai eis ex• poleis\). We know of Damascus, and Paul evidently
planned to go to other cities outside of Palestine and may even
have done so before the fateful journey to Damascus.
26:12 {Whereupon} (\en hois\). "In which things" (affairs of
persecution), "on which errand." Cf. 24:18. Paul made them
leave Palestine (11:19) and followed them beyond it (9:2).
{With the authority and commission} (\met' exousias kai
epitrop•s\). Not merely "authority" (\exousia\), but express
appointment (\epitrop•\, old word, but here only in N.T., derived
from \epitropos\, steward, and that from \epitrep•\, to turn over
to, to commit).
26:13 {At midday} (\h•meras mes•s\). Genitive of time and
idiomatic use of \mesos\, in the middle of the day, more vivid
than \mes•mbrian\ (22:6). {Above the brightness of the sun}
(\huper t•n lamprot•ta tou h•liou\). Here alone not in Ac 9;
22, though implied in 9:3; 22:6, "indicating the supernatural
character of the light" (Knowling). Luke makes no effort to
harmonize the exact phrases here with those in the other accounts
and Paul here (verse 16) blends together what Jesus said to him
directly and the message of Jesus through Ananias (9:15). The
word \lamprot•s\, old word, is here alone in the N.T. {Shining
round about me} (\perilampsan me\). First aorist active
participle of \perilamp•\, common _Koin•_ verb, in N.T. only here
and Lu 2:9.
26:14 {When we were all fallen} (\pant•n katapesont•n h•m•n\).
Genitive absolute with second aorist active participle of
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