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Of adultery (moichalidos). Rather, “of an adulteress,” like Jam 4:4. Vivid picture of a man who cannot see a woman without lascivious thoughts toward her (Mayor). Cf. Mat 5:28.
That cannot cease (akatapastous). Reading of A B in place of akatapaustous (alpha privative and verbal of katapauō, to cease). “Unable to stop.” This a late verbal, only here in N.T. It is probable that akatapastous is merely a misspelling of akatapaustous.
From sin (hamartias). Ablative case as in 1Pe 4:1 (hamartias). Insatiable lust.
Enticing (deleazontes). Present active participle of deleazō, to catch by bait as in 2Pe 2:18; Jam 1:14.
Unsteadfast (astēriktous). Late verbal adjective (alpha privative and stērizō), in Longinus and Vettius Valens, here alone in N.T.
Exercised (gegumnasmenēn). Perfect passive predicate participle with echontes, from gumnazō precisely as in Heb 5:14. Rhetorical metaphor from the gymnasium.
In covetousness (pleonexias). Genitive case after the participle.
Children of cursing (kataras tekna). Hebraism like tekna hupakoēs in 1Pe 1:14 = accursed (kataratoi).