Ver. 36. By a contrastive δὲ P. passes from the εὔσχημον at which his dissuasive was aimed, to the ἀσχημονεῖν that might be thought to result in some cases from following it.—The vb. (= ἀσχήμων εἶναι) signifies either to act unbecomingly (xiii. 5), or to suffer disgrace, turpem videri (Vg.); the antithesis, and the ad junct ἐπὶ τὴν παρθένον, dictate the former sense, which is post-classical.—On νοµίζε. (is of opinion), see ver. 26. It was socially discreditable, both amongst Greeks and Jews (cf. Sirach xlii. 9), to keep one’s daughter at home, without obvious τεᾶ- son, for any long period beyond adult age; a Christian father might feel this:
-36—40.
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«5 See νετ. 27. 13 ff.; 2 Pet. iii. 4; Jo. xi. 11 f., etc. characteristic and peculiar to P.; cf. ev Χρ.
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xiv. 22; Jas. i. 12, 25; 1 Pet. iii. 14, iv. 14; Rev. i. 3, etc.; Acts xxvi. 2; Mt. v. 3 Π., etc. k See iii. 18.
h See ver. 26. i See ver. 6.
Ίποιησει, SAB 17, 46, 67**, cop.
1 Rom. viii.g; Jude το. Ο/. ii. 12.
Ἔγαμιζων, NABD 17, 46.
Syapilwv την εαντου παρθενον: ΝΑΒΡΡ 17, 37, 46, latt. vg. syrr.; BD
yput εαυτου after παρθενον (?). 4kato µη: N*ABDG 17, 37, 46.
ὄγαμιζων, SN*ABDG 17, 46.
ὄποιησει, ΑΒ 17, 37, 46, 67**, cop., Bas. Minn. 3 and 114 om. ver. 38 in consequence of the homceoteleuton ποιει (vv. 37 f.); through same mistake G and several other copies om. ver. 38a, ωστε . . .