Ignorant (éé:@7av). Originally, one in a private station, as opposed to one in office or in public affairs. Therefore one without professional knowledge, a layman; thence, generally, ignorant, ill-informed ; sometimes plebecan, common. In the absence of certainty it is as well to retain the meaning given by the A. V., perhaps with a slight emphasis on the want of pro- fessional knowledge. Compare 1 Cor. xiv. 16, 23, 24; 2 Cor. xia:
Took knowledge (érreyivworov). Or recognized. See on ch. iii. 10.
15. Conferred (cvvéBarov). See on pondered, Luke ii. 19. 17. It spread (Scaveun97). Only here in New Testament.
Lit., be distributed. In 2 Tim. ii. 17, “ their word will eat as a 30
466 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. V. canker,” is, literally, w7l have distribution or spreading (vounv ée.). Bengel, however, goes too far when he represents the
members of the council as speaking in the figure of a canker, ‘They regard the whole as a canker.”
18. To speak (p3éyyecIar). See on 2 Pet. ii. 16.
21. Punish (coddcovras). Originally, to cwrtadl or dock ; to prune as trees: thence to check, keep in bounds, punish.
24. Lord (Séo7rora).. See on 2 Pet. ii. 1.
25. Servant (aacdds). See on ch. iii. 13.
Rage (édpvatav). Only here in New Testament. Origi- nally, to neigh or snort like a horse. Of men, to give one’s self haughty airs, and to act and speak insolently. Philo describes a proud man as “ walking on tiptoe, and bridling (fpuvattopevos), with neck erect like a horse.”
27. Didst anoint (€ypicas). See on Christ, Matt. i. 1.
28. Thy hand. Thy disposing power.
32. Heart and soul. See on Mark xii. 30.
33. Gave (amedidouv). Lit., gave back (ad); as something which they were in duty bound to give.
37. The money (70 ypfjua). The swm of money.