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Choosing rather (mallon helomenos). “Rather having chosen” (second aorist middle of haireō, to take for oneself a position).
To be entreated with (sunkakoucheisthai). Present passive infinitive of the double compound sunkakoucheō (from sun, kakos, echō), to treat ill with (associative instrumental case), only known example save one in the papyri (second century a.d.), though kakoucheō in Heb 11:37; Heb 13:3.
To enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season (proskairon echein hamartias apolausin). Literally, “to have temporary pleasure of sin.” Apolausis is old word from apolauō, to enjoy, in N.T. only here and 1Ti 6:17. Proskairos (from pros, kairos) is a common Koiné word as the antithesis to aiōnios (eternal) as in Mat 13:21; Mar 4:17; 2Co 4:18 (only N.T. examples). To have been disloyal to God’s people would have brought enjoyment to Moses in the Egyptian Court for a short while only.