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Powers (ἀρχαί)
Angelic, higher than mere angels.
Things present (ἐνεστῶτα)
Only in Paul and Heb 9:9. The verb literally means to stand in sight. Hence to impend or threaten. So 2Th 2:2; 2Ti 3:1; 1Co 7:26. Used of something that has set in or begun. So some render here. Bengel says: “Things past are not mentioned, not even sins, for they have passed away.”