Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Was exceeding glad (exarh lian). Second aorist passive indicative of xairw, ingressive aorist, became glad.
Of a long time (ec ikanwn xronwn). For this idiom see Luke 8:27; Luke 20:9; Acts 8:11).
He hoped (hlpizen). Imperfect active. He was still hoping. He had long ago gotten over his fright that Jesus was John the Baptist come to life again (Luke 9:7-9).
Done (ginomenon). Present middle participle. He wanted to see a miracle happening like a stunt of a sleight-of-hand performer.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 23:8:
Luke 23:9
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