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transgress. Greek. parabaino. App-128.
the elders. Greek. presbuteroi. Always used in the Papyri officially, not of age (old men), but of communal officers and heathen priests.
wash not. To wash before eating is still a rigorous custom in Palestine. See App-136.
bread. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6, for all kinds of food.