severally, one and all, in all things. — of, who) This refers to Christ. The Head is put in the way of a distinct clause.1 — 6 Xpiarbc, Christ) Ploce,2 emphatic [the Christ]. For previously it had been said, into Him; though o Xpwrbg is nevertheless afterwards mentioned at the end very emphatically, as if he were to say, Christ is (the) Christ. To Him all things are to be referred.
16. 'Eg, from) The source of growth. — ovvaip/AoXo'yobfAsvov xat ffv/j,[3/[3afy/Asvov) the body fitly joined together and compacted; the concrete for the abstract ; i.e. the compacting and joining together of the body by right conformation and solid compact ing together : ffuvapfAoXciyovfAsvov refers to what is according to rule, so that all the parts may be rightly fitted in their proper position and in mutual relation ; (rupfiipafoftevov denotes at once firmness and consolidation. — bia ira,Grts «£>??£ rfg s^i^op^'yiai) [u By every handle of mutual assistance." Engl. Vers. By that which every joint supplietli\. In the wrestling ground the «£«/ are the means by which the antagonist to be assailed is laid hold of; for the opponents threw over each other dust and sand, so that each might be able to seize his adversary, even though the latter was anointed with oil. Here the means [handles] of mutual assistance are called apai r%g s^i^op^/iag. A/a, by, con strued with <7ro/g/ra/, makes.5 — xar !vs/?yg/av, according to the work ing) The power ought also to be put into active exercise ; comp. %ar« rqv ev'spysiav, ch. i. 19, iii. 7. But the article is wanting in this place ; because he is speaking of the particular efficacy of single members.4 — svbs t%d<rrov, of each one) To be construed with sv'spysiav b /uerpu. — rov ffu/uaroc, of the body) The noun for the reciprocal pronoun [viz. increase of itself, eavrov] ; therefore
1 Beng. seems to translate thus : — " Grow up unto Him, who is Christ, the Head." Not as Engl. V., Unto Him, wlio is the Head, (even) Christ. —Bo.
2 See App. The same word, Christ (Him, ver. 15, = Christ, ver. 13), twice put; previously as the proper name : here as an appellative, or distinguish ing title. — ED.
3 "Makes increase by every handle of mutual assistance." But Engl. V. joins it with ffVf&fyfiot^ofteiHiv, compacted l>y that which every joint supplieth. — ED.
4 Whereas in ch. i. 19 he speaks of the general working of God's power. —En.