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Consume (ἀνελεῖ)
Better, slay, as Mat 2:16; Luk 22:2; Act 5:33.
Spirit (πνεύματι)
Better, breath. Πνεῦμα, almost always translated spirit, is from πνεῖν to breathe or blow. Frequent in class. in this sense. Comp. Joh 3:8; Heb 1:7. lxx, Psa 147:7; Ep. of Jer. 61. Philo says “the spirit of God signifies, in one sense, the air, the third element; and it is used in this sense in the beginning of Genesis... for air, being light, is born up, and uses water as its basis. In the other sense it is the pure wisdom in which every wise man participates” (De Gigantibus, 5). See on Rom 8:4.
Shall destroy (καταργήσει)
See on cumbereth, Luk 13:7 and see on make without effect, Rom 3:3.
With the brightness (τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ)
See on 1Ti 6:14. Rev., correctly, manifestation. See lxx, Est 5:1; Amo 5:22; 2 Macc. 2:21; 3 Macc. 2:9. In class. (but late) of deities appearing to a worshipper (Plut. Themistocles, 30): of the sudden appearance of an enemy (Polyb. i. 54, 2): of a manifestation of Providence (Diod. Sic. i. 15): of the heathen gods assuming shape and appearing in order to work mischief (Just. Mart. Apol. i. 5). In N.T. of the parousia. See 1Ti 6:14; 2Ti 1:10; 2Ti 4:1, 2Ti 4:8; Tit 2:13. In 2Ti 1:10, of Christ's historical manifestation. So ἐπιφαίνω, Tit 2:11; Tit 3:4. Only here in Paul.
Coming (παρουσίας)
Or presence, which is the original meaning. In N.T. with a few exceptions, of the second coming of Christ. The combination manifestation of his presence (only here) appears to emphasize the resistless power of the Son of man, not (as Lightfoot) his splendor and glory. The mere appearing of his presence suffices to destroy his adversary.