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Not forsaking (mē egkataleipontes). “Not leaving behind, not leaving in the lurch” (2Ti 4:10).
The assembling of yourselves together (tēn episunagōgēn heautōn). Late double compound from episunagō, to gather together (sun) besides (epi) as in Mat 23:37; Luk 17:27. In N.T. only here and 2Th 2:1. In an inscription 100 b.c. for collection of money (Deissmann, Light, etc., p. 103).
As the custom of some is (kathōs ethos tisin). “As is custom to some.” For ethos (custom) see Luk 22:39; Joh 19:40. Already some Christians had formed the habit of not attending public worship, a perilous habit then and now.
So much the more as (tosoutōi mallon hosōi). Instrumental case of measure or degree, “by so much the more as,” both with tosoutōi and hosōi.
The day drawing nigh (eggizousan tēn hēmeran). The Second Coming of Christ which draws nearer all the time (Rom 13:12).