Ver. 11. The form of vv. 11-13, from ἐγὼ γάρ, is strophic. ἐγὼ . . . εἶναι gives the ‘“‘theme”. Ver. 13 marks the close. The thought is worked out be- tween. See J. Weiss, Βεζίγ., p. 29.— οὐχ ὅτι. See on chap. iii. 12 supy.—Ka®? ὑστέρησιν. ‘As regards want.” κατά has the same sense as in the phrase τὰ κατ᾽ ἐμέ.--ἐγώ emphasises his own position in a tone of calm independence of circumstances.—év οἷς εἰμί, Taken by itself, the phrase might well mean, ‘in my present circumstances”. But in view of the following verses it seems better to make it general= “in the circumstances in which I am placed at any moment”. For exx. of the phrase see Kypke and Wetst. ad loc.—épalov must be translated into English as a perfect, ‘‘I have learned”. But the Greek has a true aorist force: it sums up his experiences to the moment of writing and regards them as a whole.—attdpxys is admirably illustrated by Plat., Repub., 360 B, οὐκ αὐτάρκης, ἀλλὰ πολλῶν ἐνδεής. ‘ Dr. Johnson talked with appro- bation of one who had attained to the
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ἃ 2 Cor. xi. ΡΟ Ὲ εἶναι.
note infr. 5 παντὶ καὶ ἐν πᾶσι b See ver.
18. περισσεύειν Kal ‘ dotepeiobar.
12, οἶδα δὲ] " ταπεινοῦσθαι, οἶδα ἁμεμύημαι καὶ “χορτάζεσθαι καὶ πεινᾷν, καὶ
IV. καὶ 3 " περισσεύειν " ἐν
13. πάντα "ἰσχύω ἐν τῷ * ἐνδυνα-
17; 1 Cor. μοῦντί pe Χριστῷ. 14. πλὴν καλῶς ἐποιήσατε " συγκοινωνήσαντές ὁ Cor. i. 3 τος. ἦν δ, vill. γ; 1 Thess. ν. 18. d Only here in Ν.Τ. 6 Chen a ae Ps. civ. 13. f Luke xv. 14; 2 Cor. xi. 9; Heb. xi. 37; Sirach xi. 11. g See note in/r. h Eph, ν. 11; Rev.
xviii. 4.
1 80 137, some other minn. have arisen from the last syll. of οιδα.
2 A syrtch. om. και.
Edd. και with ABD, etc. Myr. supposes δε to
3 So WeDcEet.Per-GKLP, Ath., Cyr., Chr., Euth.cod.. Thdrt., etc. Edd. om,
Xp with
brst.