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As touching those who were once enlightened (tous hapax phōtisthentas). First aorist passive articular participle (the once for all enlightened) of photizō, old and common verb (from phōs) as in Luk 11:36. The metaphorical sense here (cf. Joh 1:9; Eph 1:18; Heb 10:32) occurs in Polybius and Epictetus. The accusative case is due to anakainizein in Heb 6:6. Hapax here is “once for all,” not once upon a time (pote) and occurs again (Heb 9:7, Heb 9:26, Heb 9:27, Heb 9:28; Heb 12:26, Heb 12:27).
Tasted of the heavenly gift (geusamenous tēs dōreas tēs epouraniou). First aorist middle participle of geuō, old verb once with accusative (Heb 6:5, kalon rēma, dunameis), usually with genitive (Heb 2:9) as here.
Partakers of the Holy Ghost (metochous pneumatos hagiou). See Heb 3:14 for metochoi. These are all given as actual spiritual experiences.
And then fell away (kai parapesontas). No “then” here, though the second aorist (effective) active participle of parapiptō, old verb to fall beside (aside), means that. Only here in N.T. In Gal 5:4 we have tēs charitos exepesate (ye fell out of grace, to law, Paul means).