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Into the next towns (eis tas echomenas kōmopoleis). It was a surprising decision for Jesus to leave the eager, excited throngs in Capernaum for the country town or village cities without walls or much importance. Only instance of the word in the N.T. Late Greek word. The use of echomenas for next is a classic use meaning clinging to, next to a thing. So in Luk 13:33; Act 13:44; Act 20:15; Heb 6:9. “D” here has eggus (near).