42. Threw him down (éppn€ev). See on teareth, Mark ix. 18.
Tare (cuveordpagev). Only here in New Testament. Con- vulse, which is the exact Latin equivalent, would, perhaps, be the nearest rendering. Szapayyuds, a kindred noun, is the word for a cramp.
43-45. Compare Matt. xvii. 22, 23; Mark ix. 30-32. 43. Astonished (é£erAjoccovto). See on Matt. vil. 28.
Mighty power (ueyadevoTn71). Used only by Luke and at 2 Pet. i. 16, on which see note.
He did (ézoée:). Imperfect. Better, was doing.
44. Let these sayings sink down into your ears. Lit., put these sayings into your ears.
Shall be delivered (uéArer trapadisocSa). Rather, is about to be delivered.
46-50. Compare Matt. xviii. 1-35 ; Mark ix. 33-50.
46. A reasoning (S:aroyiopuos). A debate or discussion. See on ch. xxiv. 38, and Jas. i. 22; i1. 4.
47. He took a little child (éAaBopevos masdiov). Strictly, having laid hold of.
By him (crap éavr@). Lit., by Aimself. Mark alone records the taking him in his arms.
48. Inmy name. See on Matt. xviii. 5.
51-56. Peculiar to Luke.
348 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. (Cu: Dx
51. When the time was come (év T@ cuprdAnpodadat Tas jyeepas). Lit., in the fubfilling of the days. This means when the days were being fulfilled; not when they were fulfilled: when the time was drawing near. Rev., were well-nigh come. Luke is speaking of a period beginning with the first announce- ment of his sufferings, and extending to the time of his being received up.
That he should be received up (ris avadjprpews avTod). Lit., the days of his being taken up: his ascension into heaven. “Avadnuris occurs nowhere else in the New Testament ; but the kindred verb, avaXapBava, is the usual word for being received into heaven. See Acts i. 2, 11, 22; 1 Tim. iii. 16.
57-62. Compare Matt. viii. 19-27; Mark iv. 35-41. 57. Acertain man. Matthew, a scribe.
Thou goest (azépyn). Lit., “goest away” (amo). I will follow thee whithersoever-away thou goest.
58. Holes. See on Matt. viii. 20.
Birds (verewa). Strictly, fying fowl. The common word for berd in the New Testament. "Opws occurs Matt. xxiii. 37 ; Luke xiii. 34; but both times in the sense of hen. See on Matt. xxiii. 87. “Opveov is found in Apoc. xviii. 2; xix. 17, 21; and mryvov, another form for the word in this passage, occurs 1 Cor. xv. 30.
Nests. See on Matt. viii. 20.
60. Their dead (rods éautav vexpovs). As Rev., their own dead.
Preach (cuayyedre). Publish abroad, as Rev. 814, through- out all regions.
61, 62. Peculiar to Luke.
Cu. X.] LUKE. 3849
61. To bid farewell (amroraEac9az). In this sense the word is used only in later Greek. In classical Greek it signifies to set apart or assign, as a soldier to his post or an official to his office, and later to detach soldiers. Hence to dismiss one with orders. This latter sense may, as Kypke suggests, be included in the meaning of the word in this passage; the man desiring to return home, not merely to take formal leave, but also to give his final instructions to his friends and servants. Similarly, Acts xviii. 18, of Paul taking leave of the brethren at Corinth, and, presumably, giving them instructions at parting. In the New Testament the word is used invariably in the sense of bid- ding farewell. Mark vi. 46 is rendered by Rev. after he had taken leave of them. See note there, and compare Luke xiv. 338; 2 Cor. 1. 18.
62. Put his hand to (émuBadev émi). Lit., having laid his hand upon.
Back (eis Ta drricw). Lit., to things behind. “The figure is that of a man who, while engaged in labor, instead of keeping his eye on the furrow which he is drawing, looks behind at some object which attracts his interest. He is only half at work, and half-work only will be the result ” (Godet).