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1Pe 2:18. Οἱ οἰκέται, servants) He prescribes duties to these, and not to masters, the greater part of whom were heathens.-ὑποτασσόμενοι, subject) The participle, for the imperative, depending upon ὑ̔ποτάγητε, 1Pe 2:13; from which the form of the imperative ought to be repeated by Zeugma. So also ch. 1Pe 3:1.-οὐ μόνον, not only) Gentleness obtains obedience more easily than harshness.-ἀγαθοῖς, to the good) who inflict no injury.-ἐπιεικέσιν, the gentle or indulgent) who readily pardon errors.-σκολιοῖς, the froward) who without cause have recourse to severity, blows, and reproaches.