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Affrighted (pturomenoi). Present passive participle of pturō, old verb, to frighten. The metaphor is of a timid or scared horse and from ptoeō (ptoa, terror). “Not startled in anything.”
By the adversaries (hupo tōn antikeimenōn). These men who were lined up against (present middle participle of antikeimai) may have been Jews or Gentiles or both. See note on 2Th 2:4 for this late verb. Any preacher who attacks evil will have opposition.
Evident token (endeixis). Old word for proof. See note on 2Co 8:24; Rom 3:25. “An Attic law term” (Kennedy) and only in Paul in N.T.
Perdition (apōleias). “Loss” in contrast with “salvation” (sōtērias).
And that (kai touto). Idiomatic adverbial accusative. “It is a direct indication from God. The Christian gladiator does not anxiously await the signal of life or death from the fickle crowd” (Lightfoot).