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The Father of glory (ho patēr tēs doxēs). The God characterized by glory (the Shekinah, Heb 9:5) as in Act 7:2; 1Co 2:8; 2Co 1:3; Jam 2:1.
That - may give (hinȧ̇dōiē). In Col 1:9 hina is preceded by aitoumenoi, but here the sub-final use depends on the general idea asking in the sentence. The form dōiē is a late Koiné[28928]š optative (second aorist active) for the usual doiē. It occurs also in 2Th 3:16; Rom 15:5; 2Ti 1:16, 2Ti 1:18 in the text of Westcott and Hort. Here B 63 read dōi (like Joh 15:16) second aorist active subjunctive, the form naturally looked for after a primary tense (pauomai). This use of the volitive optative with hina after a primary tense is rare, but not unknown in ancient Greek.
A spirit of wisdom and revelation (pneuma sophias kai apokalupseōs). The Revised Version does not refer this use of pneuma to the Holy Spirit (cf. Gal 6:1; Rom 8:15), but it is open to question if it is possible to obtain this wisdom and revelation apart from the Holy Spirit.
In the knowledge of him (en epignōsei autou). In the full knowledge of Christ as in Colossians.