τίαν. See Buttm., Gram., p. 335.--σχῶ. Equiv. to our “ κεῖ", This is the force of the aorist.
26----30,
447
pew , a 3 ας. , 3 t / ἦν 8 Only here αὐτὸν πάλιν, χαρῆτε, κἀγὼ " ἀλυπότερος ὦ. 29. " προσϑέχεσθε οὖν eg a
ὐτὸν é ί ὰ 4 a ὶ ὺ ἥ ἃ ἐντί Common sil ἐν ee μετὰ πάσης χαρᾶς, καὶ TOUS τοιούτους μμης αλα
3/ 4 ὃν A - , , . έχετε: 30. ὅτι διὰ τὸ ἔργον τοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 " µέχρι θανάτου ἤγγισε, Μο. . XVI.
" παραβουλευσάμενος 2 τῇ ψυχῇ, ἵνα * ἀναπληρώσῃ ὃ τὸ ὑμῶν ” ὑστέ- ap a ri , ron, α τῆς πρός με λειτουργίας. ΒΡ Beene te PY u Luke vii. 2, xiv. 8; Isa. xxviii. 16. v See chap. ii. 8 supy. w Only here in N.T. See note inf.
ΧΙ Cor. xvi. 17. Cf. Plat., Symp., 188 E (quoted by Grimm), εἴ τι ἐξέλιπον, σὸν ἔργον, ὦ ᾿Αριστόφ- aves, ἀναπληρῶσαι. y In this sense only in Paul, ¢.g., Col. i. 24. A few exx. in LXX.
xii. 18,
19ο DEKL, Chr., Thdrt., Dam. Lach., Ti., Trg., Ws. Χριστον alone with BFG 73, 80 (W.H. mg.). W.H. (f1) Κυριου with ΝΑΡ 17, 31, 47, cop. syrP. arm. eth., Euth,cod. (Trg. mg.). Alf., Myr., Lft., Hpt. το epyov alone with C. Ws. (TK., p. 7), arguing in favour of Χριστον, holds that, through misunderstanding, it was either omitted or (on the analogy of 1 Cor. xv. 58, xvi. 10) altered into
Κυριον.
2So ΟΚΤ Ρ, Chr., Euth.cod., Thdrt.,
Dam. Edd. παραβολευσαμενος with
SABDEFG 177, 178, 179, d, 6, 6 (parabolatus de anima sua). 3 αναπληρωσει δῷ 17, 114, 116, d.sct. πληρωση B 36, 43, 44, 109 al,
Ver. 28. σπουδ. The more regular form is the inferior reading σπουδαιότε- pov, which is due to some copyist. But that in -ws is also found in classical Greek. See W-Sch., p. 98. It is quite possible that we have here, as frequently in later popular Greek, a comparative with superlative force (see Blass, Gramm., Ρ. 33). “1 sent him with all haste” (including the notion of anxiety and con- cern which belongs to σπουδαῖος. .-- ἔπεμ. Epistolary αοτῖςί.---ἀλυπότ. Their joy means the lifting of a burden from his heart. He sympathised with Epaphro- ditus’ yearning for home. He sympa- thised with the Philippians’ anxiety for their brother. Chr. aptly quotes Paul’s own words in 2 Cor. xi. 29, τίς ἀσθενεῖ Kal οὐκ ἀσθενῶ; τίς σκανδαλίζεται καὶ οὐκ ἐγὼ πυροῦμαι,
Ver. 29. Behind these words must lie some unknown circumstances which affected the feelings of the Philippians towards Epaphrod. It is not sufficient to suppose (with Ws.) that they would be disappointed because he had not stayed long enough at Rome. The πάσης χαρᾶς and ἐντίμους surely point to some alienation on which we have no light.
Ver. 30. τὸ ἔργον κ.τ.λ. The true reading is very difficult to determine with such a conflict of authorities. We are inclined to believe that τὸ ἔργ. stood alone as in C, This is certainly the hardest reading of all to account for. Ata very early date additions like Χριστοῦ, Κυρίου, etc., would be sure to be made.—peéxpu. A somewhat rare use ofp. Cf. Κεν. xii.
11, οὐκ ἠγάπησαν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτῶν ἄχρι θανάτου, and chap. ii. 8.---παραβολευσ. Here, with the great majority of the best authorities, we must read παραβολευσά- μενος. It is a am. λεγ., probably formed from παράβολος, rash, reckless. Cf. the legal term παράβολον (later, παραβόλιον), the stake which has to be deposited by an appellant, and is forfeited if the action be lost. ‘Having hazarded his life.” Cf. the exact parallel in Diod., 3, 36, 4, παραβαλέσθαι ταῖς ψυχαῖς. What risk did he run? Hfm. suggests that his illness was produced by his arrival in Rome during the hot season of the year. Chr. thinks of danger at the hands of Nero. Wohl. supposes that his illness was the result of his severe missionary labours in Rome. May it be that the Apostle was now confined in a far more unwholesome bondage than before (one of the noisome State-prisons? See Intro- duction), and that the assiduous services of Epaphrod. to him there, brought on this severe illness? We believe that this interpretation is justified by the next words τὸ tp. ὑστέρ. . . « λειτ. In what was their service towards the Apostle lacking ? Evidently in nothing save their own personal presence and personal care of him. This would be the more urgently needed if Paul’s outward surroundings had become less favourable. For the phrase ἄναπλ. τὸ ὑστ., cf. τ Cor. xvi. 17, τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα οὗτοι ἀνεπλήρωσαν; 2 Cor. xi. g.