Luke Chapter 23 verse 40 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(40) But the other answering rebuked him.--On the legends connected with the penitent thief, see Notes on Matthew 27:44. Dysmas, or Titus, as they name him, had once before looked on the face of the Christ. He had been one of a band of robbers that attacked the holy travellers in their flight from Bethlehem, and had then pleaded for their lives. The Virgin Mother had blessed him. The child Christ had foretold his suffering and his repentance. Now, as he gazed on the face of the divine Sufferer, he recognised the features of the infant Jesus (Gosp. of Infancy, viii. 1-8; Gosp. of Nicodemus, i. 10). Confining ourselves to what St. Luke records, we may think of him as impressed by the holiness and patience of Him he looked on. What such a One claimed to be, that He must have a right to claim, and so the very words uttered in mockery, "Christ, the King of Israel," became an element in his conversion. This, of course, implies that he cherished Messianic hopes of some kind, if only of the vague nature then common among his people. Yet deeper in the ground-work of his character there must have been the fear of God, the reverence and awe rising out of a sense of sin, the absence of which he noted in his companion. He accepted his punishment as just, and in so doing made it reformatory and not simply penal.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekButδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.theὁ (ho)Article - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.other [one]ἕτερος (heteros)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.rebukedἐπιτιμῶν (epitimōn)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2008: From epi and timao; to tax upon, i.e. Censure or admonish; by implication, forbid.him,αὐτῷ (autō)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.saying,ἔφη (ephē)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 5346: To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.“{Do} youσὺ (sy)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.not evenΟὐδὲ (Oude)AdverbStrong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.fearφοβῇ (phobē)Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularStrong's 5399: From phobos; to frighten, i.e. to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. Revere.God,Θεόν (Theon)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.sinceὅτι (hoti)ConjunctionStrong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.you areεἶ (ei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.underἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.theτῷ (tō)Article - Dative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.sameαὐτῷ (autō)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.judgment?κρίματι (krimati)Noun - Dative Neuter SingularStrong's 2917: From krino; a decision ('crime').Jump to PreviousActually Condemnation Fear Judgment Part Protesting Punishment Rebuked Rebuking Reproved Sentence Suffering