{And taught} (edidasken). Inchoative imperfect, began to
teach as soon as he entered the synagogue in Capernaum on the
sabbath. The synagogue in Capernaum afforded the best opening for
the teaching of Jesus. He had now made Capernaum (Tell Hum) his
headquarters after the rejection in Nazareth as explained in  Lu
4:16-31  and  Mt 4:13-16 . The ruins of this synagogue have been
discovered and there is even talk of restoring the building since
the stones are in a good state of preservation. Jesus both taught
(didask(935c)) and preached (k(8872)uss(935c)) in the Jewish synagogues as
opportunity was offered by the chief or leader of the synagogue
(archisunag(9367)os). The service consisted of prayer, praise,
reading of scripture, and exposition by any rabbi or other
competent person. Often Paul was invited to speak at such
meetings. In  Lu 4:20  Jesus gave back the roll of Isaiah to the
attendant or beadle (	(9369) hup(8872)et(8869)) whose business it was to
bring out the precious manuscript and return it to its place.
Jesus was a preacher of over a year when he began to teach in the
Capernaum synagogue. His reputation had preceded him ( Lu 4:14 ).