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Attained (κατέλαβεν)
See on perceived, Act 4:13, and see on taketh, Mar 9:18; see on Joh 1:5. Compare attained (ἔφθασεν, Rom 9:31). Rev., arrive at. See on Mat 12:28. The meaning is substantially the same, only the imagery in the two words differs; the former being that of laying hold of a prize, and the latter of arriving at a goal. The latter is appropriate to following after, and is carried out in stumbling (Rom 9:32).
Even (δὲ)
or and that. Subjoining something distinct and different from what precedes, though not sharply opposed to it. Attained righteousness, that is not that arising from these works, but from faith.