OT-HISTORY.filter - rwp dying:

rwp@Acts:1:24 @{Show us the one whom thou hast chosen} (\anadeixon hon exelex\). First aorist active imperative of \anadeiknumi\, to show up, make plain. First aorist middle indicative second person singular of \ekleg\, to pick out, choose, select. In this prayer they assume that God has made a choice. They only wish to know his will. They call God the {heart-searcher} or {heart-knower} (\kardiognsta\, vocative singular), a late word, here and strkjv@Acts:15:8| only in the N.T. Modern physicians have delicate apparatus for studying the human heart.

rwp@Acts:7:59 @{They stoned} (\elithoboloun\). Same verb and tense repeated, they kept on stoning, they kept it up as he was calling upon the Lord Jesus and making direct prayer to him as "Lord Jesus" (\Kurie Isou\). {Receive my spirit} (\dexai to pneuma mou\). Aorist middle imperative, urgency, receive it now. Many have followed Stephen into death with these words upon their dying lips. See, strkjv@9:14,21; strkjv@22:16|.

rwp@Acts:12:23 @{Smote him} (\epataxen auton\). Effective aorist active indicative of \patass\, old verb, used already in verse 7| of gentle smiting of the angel of the Lord, here of a severe stroke of affliction. Like Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel:4:30|) pride went before a fall. He was struck down in the very zenith of his glory. {Because} (\anth' hn\). \Anti\ with the genitive of the relative pronoun, "in return for which things." He accepted the impious flattery (Hackett) instead of giving God the glory. He was a nominal Jew. {He was eaten of worms} (\genomenos sklkobrtos\). Ingressive aorist middle participle, "becoming worm-eaten." The compound verbal adjective (\sklx\, worm, \brtos\, eaten, from \bibrsk\) is a late word (II Macc. strkjv@9:9) of the death of Antiochus Epiphanes, used also of a tree (Theophrastus), here only in the N.T. The word \sklx\ was used of intestinal worms and Herodotus (IV. 205) describes Pheretima, Queen of Cyrene, as having swarms of worms which ate her flesh while still alive. Josephus (_Ant_. XIX. 8, 2) says that Herod Agrippa lingered for five days and says that the rotting of his flesh produced worms, an item in harmony with the narrative in Luke. Josephus gives further details, one a superstitious sight of an owl sitting on one of the ropes of the awning of the theatre while the people flattered him, an omen of his death to him. Luke puts it simply that God smote him. {Gave up the ghost} (\exepsuxen\). Effective aorist active of \ekpsuch\, to breathe out, late verb, medical term in Hippocrates, in the N.T. only in strkjv@Acts:5:5,10; strkjv@12:23|. Herod was carried out of the theatre a dying man and lingered only five days.

rwp@John:4:49 @{Sir} (\Kurie\). See strkjv@1:38|. {Come down} (\katabthi\). Second aorist active imperative, tense and tone of urgency. \Ere my child die\ (\prin apothanein to paidion mou\). Regular idiom with \prin\ in positive clause, second aorist active infinitive of \apothnsk\ and accusative of general reference, "before dying as to my child." Bengel notes that he only thought Jesus had power before death as even Martha and Mary felt at first (11:21,32|). But the father's heart goes out to Jesus.

rwp@John:8:52 @{Now we know} (\nun egnkamen\). Perfect active indicative of \ginsk\, state of completion, "Now since such talk we have come to certain knowledge that thou hast a demon" (verse 48|). {Is dead} (\apethanen\). Second aorist active indicative of \apothnsk\. "Abraham died." {And thou sayest} (\kai su legeis\). Adversative use of \kai\, "and yet." Emphatic position of \su\ (thou). Same condition quoted as in verse 51|. {He shall never taste of death} (\ou me geustai thanatou eis ton aiona\). Same emphatic negative with subjunctive as in verse 51|, but \geustai\ (first aorist middle subjunctive of \geu\ with genitive case \thanatou\ (death). Another Hebraism for dying like \thersi\ (see) in verse 51|. Used in strkjv@Hebrews:2:9| of the death of Jesus and in Synoptics (Matthew:16:28; strkjv@Mark:9:1; strkjv@Luke:9:27|). It occurs in the Talmud, but not in the O.T. The Pharisees thus did not misquote Jesus, though they misunderstood him.

rwp@John:19:26 @{His mother} (\tn mtera\). Common Greek idiom, the article as possessive. {Standing by} (\parestta\). Perfect active (intransitive) participle of \paristmi\, vivid and picturesque scene. The dying Saviour thinks of the comfort of his mother. {Whom he loved} (\hon gapa\). Imperfect active. Surely John is justified in inserting this phrase here. If John were his cousin, that helps explain why Jesus turns the care of his mother over to him. But the brothers of Jesus are not present and disbelieved his claims. John is the only one of the apostles with courage enough to take his stand with the women by the Cross. There is no disrespect in the use of "Woman" (\Gunai\) here as there was not in strkjv@2:4|. This trust is to John, though Salome, John's own mother, was standing there.

rwp@Romans:8:13 @{Ye must die} (\mellete apothnskein\). Present indicative of \mell\, to be about to do and present active infinitive of \apothnsk\, to die. "Ye are on the point of dying." Eternal death. {By the spirit} (\pneumati\). Holy Spirit, instrumental case. {Ye shall live} (\zsesthe\). Future active indicative of \za\. Eternal life.