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He closed (πτύξας)
See on Luk 4:17.
Minister (ὑπηρέτῃ)
See on Mat 5:25. Lit., as Rev., attendant. Minister is likely to be misunderstood as referring to the president of the congregation, who, as the teaching elder, would have addressed the people if Jesus had not done so. It means the attendant who had charge of the sacred rolls. He was a salaried officer, a kind of chapel-clerk.
Sat down
As about to teach; that being the habitual position of a Jewish teacher.
Were fastened (ἦσαν ἀτενίζοντες)
The participle and finite verb denoting continuous, steadfast attention. The verb, from τείνω, to stretch, denotes fixed attention. Indeed, the word attention itself, etymologically considered, conveys the same idea.