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49. Child (aacdéov). Diminutive. Lit., my little one; a touch of tenderness.
50. Went his way (ézropevero). But thus the force of the imperfect is lost, which harmonizes with the succeeding sen- tence: he was proceeding on his way, and as he was now going down, ete.
51. Servants (dodA0). Properly, bond-servants. See on Matt. xx. 26; Mark ix. 35.
Thy son liveth (0 vios cod &). The best texts, however, read avrov, his. So Rev., that his son lived. Christ uses vids, son, instead of zrasdiov, little one, expressing the worth of the child as representing the family. See oni. 12.
52. Then (odv). Not a particle of time, but of sequence. Rev., so he inquired.
Began to amend (xopurrdrepov éxyev). A peculiar phrase, occurring only here in the New Testament. Lit., had himself better. Kopapérepov is from xoprpos, well-dressed, well-cared- Jor, elegant ; and this from xopéw, to take care of. The idea of the phrase is conveyed in the familiar English expression: He is doing well, or nicely, or bravely. A parallel is cited by the commentators from Arrian: “ When the doctor comes in, you must not be afraid as to what he will say; nor if he says, ‘ You are doing bravely’ (xéurpws éyevs), must you give way to excessive joy.”
At the seventh hour (apav éBddunv). The accusative case denotes not a point of time, but duration: during the seventh hour.
Fever (srupetos). From zip, fire. So the Latin febris, which is for ferbris, from ferveo, to glow with heat.
Left (adjxev). Lit., sent him away. See on ver. 3.
54. This is again the second miracle, etc. Lit., thés did