John:19:38-42
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John:19:38 @{
But secretly for fear of the Jews } (\
kekrummenos de dia ton phobon t
n Ioudai
n \).
Perfect passive participle of \
krupt \.
An example of the rulers described in strkjv @
12:41-43 |
who through cowardice feared to own their faith in Jesus as the Messiah .
But it must be put down to the credit of Joseph that he showed courage in this darkest hour when the majority had lost heart . {
That he might take away } (\
hina ar
i \).
Final clause with \
hina \
and the first aorist active subjunctive of \
air \.
Else the body of Jesus might have gone to the potter '
s field .
Pilate gladly consented .
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John:19:39 @{
Nicodemus also } (\
kai Nikod
mos \).
The Synoptics tell about Joseph of Arimathea ,
but only John adds the help that Nicodemus gave him in the burial of Jesus ,
these two timid disciples ,
Nicodemus now at last taking an open stand . {
At the first } (\
to pr
ton \).
Adverbial accusative and reference to strkjv @
3:1ff |. {
Mixture } (\
migma \).
Late word from \
mignumi \,
to mix ,
only here in the N .
T .
Many old MSS .
have here \
heligma \ (
roll ),
from \
heliss \ (
Hebrews:1:12 |),
another late word here only in N .
T .
It was common to use sweet-smelling spices in the burial (
2Chronicles:16:14 |). {
Pound } (\
litras \).
Late word for twelve ounces ,
in N .
T .
only here and strkjv @
12:3 |.
Nicodemus was a rich man and probably covered the entire body with the spices .
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John:19:40 @{
In linen cloths } (\
othoniois \).
Late diminutive for the old \
othon \,
used for ships '
sails ,
in N .
T .
here and strkjv @
Luke:24:12 |.
Case here either locative or instrumental . {
With the spices } (\
meta t
n ar
mat
n \).
Late word \
ar
ma \
for spices ,
from fumes . {
To bury } (\
entaphiazein \).
Late verb ,
from \
entaphia \ (\
en ,
taphos \)
the burial preparations of all sorts (
flowers ,
perfumes ,
etc .),
in N .
T .
only here and strkjv @
Matthew:26:12 |.
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John:19:41 @{
A garden } (\
k
pos \).
See strkjv @
18:1 ,
26 |. {
New } (\
kainon \).
Fresh ,
unused . {
Was never yet laid } (\
oudep
n tetheimenos \).
Periphrastic past perfect passive of \
tith
mi \.
It was Joseph '
s mausoleum ,
a rock tomb hewn out of the mountain side (
Mark:15:56 ;
strkjv @
Matthew:27:60 ;
strkjv @
Luke:23:53 |),
a custom common with the rich then and now .
For royal tombs in gardens see strkjv @
2Kings:21:18 ,
26 ;
strkjv @
Nehemiah:3:16 |.
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John:19:42 @{
Was nigh at hand } (\
eggus
n \).
This tomb was outside of the city ,
near a road as the Cross was ,
and in a garden .
The hill looked like a skull and was probably Gordon '
s Calvary seen from the Mount of Olives today .
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