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1Timothy:4:7 @{Refuse} (\paraitou\). Present middle imperative second person singular of \paraite\, old verb, to ask of one and then to beg off from one as in strkjv@Luke:14:18f.; strkjv@Acts:25:11; strkjv@1Timothy:4:7; strkjv@5:11; strkjv@Titus:3:10; strkjv@2Timothy:2:23|. {Profane} (\beblous\). See strkjv@1:9|. {Old wives' fables} (\gradeis muthous\). On \muthos\, see strkjv@1:4|. \Gradeis\, late word (Strabo, Galen) from \graus\, old woman, and \eidos\ (look, appearance). Such as old women tell to children like the Gnostic aeons. {Exercise thyself} (\gumnaze seauton\). Present active imperative of \gumnaz\, originally to exercise naked (\gumnos\). Old and common verb, but in N.T. only here and strkjv@Hebrews:5:14; strkjv@12:11|.
rwp@2Timothy:1:7 @{A spirit of fearfulness} (\pneuma deilias\). Here \pneuma\ is the \charisma\ of verse 6|, the human spirit as endowed by the Holy Spirit (Romans:8:15|). \Deilia\ is an old word (\deilos, deid\) and always in a bad sense of cowardice, only here in N.T. {Of power} (\dunames\). One of Paul's characteristic words (Romans:1:16|). {Of love} (\agaps\). One of the gifts of the Spirit (Galatians:5:22|). "Which drives out fear" (Lock) as in strkjv@1John:4:18|. {Of discipline} (\sphronismou\). Late _Koin_ word (from \sphroniz\, to control), self-control, here only in N.T. See strkjv@1Timothy:2:9| for \sphrosun\.
rwp@Acts:14:18 @{Scarce} (\molis\). Adverb in same sense as old \mogis\, from \molos\, toil. {Restrained} (\katepausan\). Effective first aorist active indicative of \katapau\, old verb in causative sense to make abstain from. {From doing sacrifice unto them} (\tou m thuein autois\). Ablative case of the articular infinitive with redundant negative after \katepausan\, regular Greek idiom (Robertson, _Grammar_, pp. 1094, 1171). It had been a harrowing and well-nigh a horrible ordeal, but finally Paul had won. If only nobody else had interposed!
rwp@Ephesians:1:3 @{Blessed} (\eulogtos\). Verbal of \euloge\, common in the LXX for Hebrew _baruk_ (Vulgate _benedictus_) and applied usually to God, sometimes to men (Genesis:24:31|), but in N.T. always to God (Luke:1:68|), while \eulogmenos\ (perfect passive participle) is applied to men (Luke:1:42|). "While \eulogmenos\ points to an isolated act or acts, \eulogtos\ describes the intrinsic character" (Lightfoot). Instead of the usual \eucharistoumen\ (Colossians:1:3|) Paul here uses \eulogtos\, elsewhere only in strkjv@2Corinthians:1:3| in opening, though in a doxology in strkjv@Romans:1:25; strkjv@9:5; strkjv@2Corinthians:11:31|. The copula here is probably \estin\ (is), though either \est\ (imperative) or \ei\ (optative as wish) will make sense. {The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ} (\ho theos kai patr tou Kuriou hmn Isou Christou\). \Kai\ is genuine here, though not in strkjv@Colossians:1:3|. The one article (\ho\) with \theos kai patr\ links them together as in strkjv@1Thessalonians:1:3; strkjv@3:11,13; strkjv@Galatians:1:4|. See also the one article in strkjv@2Peter:1:1,11|. In strkjv@Ephesians:1:17| we have \ho theos tou Kuriou hmn Isou Christou\, and the words of Jesus in strkjv@John:20:17|. {Who hath blessed us} (\ho eulogsas hums\). First aorist active participle of \euloge\, the same word, antecedent action to the doxology (\eulogtos\). {With} (\en\). So-called instrumental use of \en\ though {in} is clear. {Every spiritual blessing} (\pasi eulogii pneumatiki\). Third use of the root \eulog\ (verbal, verb, substantive). Paul lovingly plays with the idea. The believer is a citizen of heaven and the spiritual blessings count for most to him. {In the heavenly places in Christ} (\en tois epouraniois en Christi\). In four other places in Eph. (1:20; strkjv@2:6; strkjv@3:10; strkjv@6:12|). This precise phrase (with \en\) occurs nowhere else in the N.T. and has a clearly local meaning in strkjv@1:20; strkjv@2:6; strkjv@3:10|, doubtful in strkjv@6:12|, but probably so here. In strkjv@2:6| the believer is conceived as already seated with Christ. Heaven is the real abode of the citizen of Christ's kingdom (Phillipians:3:20|) who is a stranger on earth (Phillipians:1:27; strkjv@Ephesians:2:19|). The word \epouranios\ (heavenly) occurs in various passages in the N.T. in contrast with \ta epigeia\ (the earthly) as in strkjv@John:3:12; strkjv@1Corinthians:15:40,48,49; strkjv@Phillipians:2:10|, with \patris\ (country) in strkjv@Hebrews:11:16|, with \klsis\ (calling) in strkjv@Hebrews:3:1|, with \drea\ (gift) in strkjv@Hebrews:6:4|, with \basileia\ (kingdom) in strkjv@2Timothy:4:18|.
rwp@Hebrews:7:1 @{This Melchizedek} (\houtos ho Melchisedek\). The one already mentioned several times with whose priesthood that of Christ is compared and which is older and of a higher type than that of Aaron. See strkjv@Genesis:14:18-20; strkjv@Psalms:110| for the only account of Melchizedek in the Old Testament. It is a daring thing to put Melchizedek above Aaron, but the author does it. Moffatt calls verses 1-3| "a little sermon" on strkjv@6:20|. It is "for ever" (\eis ton aina\) that he explains. Melchizedek is the only one in his line and stands alone in the record in Genesis. The interpretation is rabbinical in method, but well adapted to Jewish readers. The description is taken verbatim from Genesis except that "who met" (\ho sunantsas\) is here applied to Melchizedek from strkjv@Genesis:14:17| instead of to the King of Sodom. They both met Abraham as a matter of fact. For this verb (first aorist active participle of \sunanta\) see strkjv@Luke:9:37|. {Slaughter} (\kops\). Old word for cutting (\kopt\, to cut), here only in N.T. These kings were Amraphel, Arioch, Chedorlaomer, Tidal. Amraphel is usually taken to be Khammurabi. {Priest of God Most High} (\hiereus tou theou tou hupsistou\). He is called "priest" and note \tou hupsistou\ applied to God as the Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews did. It is used also of Zeus and the Maccabean priest-kings. The demons apply it to God (Mark:5:7; strkjv@Luke:8:28|).
rwp@Hebrews:11:9 @{Became a sojourner} (\pariksen\). First aorist active indicative of \paroike\, old verb to dwell (\oike\) beside (\para\), common in LXX, in N.T. only here and strkjv@Luke:24:18|. Called \paroikon\ (sojourner) in strkjv@Acts:7:6|. {In the land of promise} (\eis gn ts epaggelias\). Literally, "land of the promise." The promise made by God to him (Genesis:12:7; strkjv@13:15; strkjv@17:8|). {As in a land not his own} (\hs allotrian\). For \allotrios\ (belonging to another) see strkjv@9:25; strkjv@11:34|. {The heirs with him of the same promise} (\tn sunklromenn ts epaggelias ts auts\). Late double compound (\sun, klros, nemomai\), found in Philo, inscriptions and papyri, in N.T. only here, strkjv@Romans:8:17; strkjv@Ephesians:3:6; strkjv@1Peter:3:7|. "Co-heirs" with Abraham.
rwp@James:2:22 @{Thou seest} (\blepeis\). Obvious enough with any eyes to see. This may be a question, seest thou? {Wrought with} (\sunrgei\). Imperfect active of \sunerge\, old verb for which see strkjv@Romans:8:28|. Followed by associative-instrumental case \ergois\. Faith cooperated with the deed of offering up Isaac. {Was made perfect} (\eteleith\). First aorist passive indicative of \teleio\, to carry to the end, to complete like love in strkjv@1John:4:18|. See strkjv@James:1:4| for \teleion ergon\.
rwp@Mark:5:7 @{I adjure thee by God} (\horkiz se ton theon\). The demoniac puts Jesus on oath (two accusatives) after the startled outcry just like the one in strkjv@1:24|, which see. He calls Jesus here "son of the Most High God" (\huie tou theou tou hupsistou\) as in strkjv@Luke:8:28| (cf. strkjv@Genesis:14:18f.|). {Torment me not} (\m me basanisis\). Prohibition with \m\ and the ingressive aorist subjunctive. The word means to test metals and then to test one by torture (cf. our "third degree"). Same word in all three Gospels.
rwp@Revelation:7:1 @{After this} (\meta touto\). Instead of the seventh seal (8:1|) being opened, two other episodes or preliminary visions occupy chapter 7 (the sealing of the servants of God strkjv@7:1-8| and the vision of the redeemed before the throne strkjv@7:9-17|). {Standing} (\hesttas\). Second perfect predicate participle of \histmi\, intransitive and followed by \epi\ and the accusative case \gnias\ as already in strkjv@3:20| (\epi thurian\) and often again (8:3| some MSS., others genitive; strkjv@11:11; strkjv@12:18; strkjv@14:1; strkjv@15:2|), but note \epi\ with genitive \thalasss\ in the next clause, like \epi kephals\ in strkjv@12:1; strkjv@7:3|. {Corners} (\gnias\). Old word for angle (Matthew:6:5|), also in strkjv@20:8|. {Holding} (\kratountas\). Present active participle of \krate\, to hold fast (Mark:7:3; strkjv@John:20:23|). The four winds (cf. strkjv@Matthew:24:31|) are held prisoner by angels at each of the four corners. Some Jews held the winds from due north, south, east, west to be favourable, while those from the angles (see strkjv@Acts:27:14|) were unfavourable (Charles). There is an angel of the fire (14:18|) and an angel of the waters (16:5|). {That no wind should blow} (\hina m pnei anemos\). Negative purpose clause with \hina m\ and the present active subjunctive, "lest a wind keep on blowing." {Upon any tree} (\epi pan dendron\). Accusative case here with \epi\ rather than the preceding genitives (\gs, thalasss\), "upon the land or upon the sea," but "against any tree" (picture of attack on the tree like a tornado's path).
rwp@Revelation:14:18 @{Another angel} (\allos aggelos\). The fifth angel above Swete terms "the Angel of vengeance." He responds to the call of the sixth angel here as Christ does to the call of the fourth angel in verse 15|. {Out from the altar} (\ek tou thusiastriou\). From the altar of incense where he is in charge of the fire (\exousian epi tou puros\). If it is the altar of burnt offering (6:9; strkjv@11:1|), we are reminded of the blood of the martyrs (Swete), but if the altar of incense (8:3,5; strkjv@9:13; strkjv@16:7|), then of the prayers of the saints. {The sharp sickle} (\to drepanon to oxu\). Useful for vintage as for harvesting. Songs:"send forth" (\pempson\) as in verse 15|. {Gather} (\trugson\). First aorist active imperative of \truga\, old verb (from \trug\ dryness, ripeness), in N.T. only strkjv@Revelation:15:18f.| and strkjv@Luke:6:44|. {The clusters} (\tous botruas\). Old word \botrus\, here only in N.T. (Genesis:40:10|). {Her grapes} (\hai staphulai auts\). Old word again for grapes, bunch of grapes, in N.T. only here, strkjv@Matthew:7:16; strkjv@Luke:6:44|. {Are fully ripe} (\kmasan\). Old and common verb (from \akm\, strkjv@Matthew:15:16|), to come to maturity, to reach its acme, here only in N.T.
rwp@Revelation:16:5 @{The angel of the waters} (\tou aggelou ton hudatn\). Genitive case object of \kousa\. See strkjv@7:1| for the four angels in control of the winds and strkjv@14:18| for the angel with power over fire. The rabbis spoke also of an angel with power over the earth and another over the sea. {Which art and which wast} (\ho n kai ho n\). See this peculiar idiom for God's eternity with \ho\ as relative before \n\ in strkjv@1:4,8; strkjv@4:8|, but without \ho erchomenos\ (the coming on, the one who is to be) there for the future as in strkjv@11:17|. {Thou Holy One} (\ho hosios\). Nominative form, but vocative case, as often. Note both \dikaios\ and \hosios\ applied to God as in strkjv@3:1; strkjv@15:3f|. {Because thou didst thus judge} (\hoti tauta ekrinas\). Reason for calling God \dikaios\ and \hosios\. The punishment on the waters is deserved. First aorist active indicative of \krin\, to judge.
rwp@Revelation:18:5 @{Have reached} (\ekollthsan\). First aorist passive (deponent) indicative of \kolla\, old verb (from \kolla\, gluten, glue), to cleave to, to join one another in a mass "up to heaven" (\achri tou ouranou\). Cf. strkjv@Jeremiah:51:9; strkjv@Zechariah:14:5|. {Hath remembered} (\emnmoneusen\). First aorist (prophetic) active indicative of \mnmoneu\, here with the accusative (\adikmata\, iniquities) instead of the genitive (Colossians:4:18|).
rwp@Romans:4:18 @{In hope believed against hope} (\par' elpida ep' elpidi episteusen\). "Past hope in (upon) hope he trusted." Graphic picture. {To the end that he might become} (\eis to genesthai auton\). Purpose clause again with \eis\ to and the infinitive as in verses 11-16|.