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Act 1:17. Ὄτι, because) This expresses the reason for which Judas is here mentioned, because he had held an office.-κατηριθμημένος, numbered with us) It is sad to be numbered, and yet not continue.-κλῆρον, [‘part’] the allotment) Lot or allotment is said of whatever falls to the share of one without any exertion on his part.-τῆς διακονίας, the ministry) So most frequently, in this and the following books, the ministry of the New Testament is termed: but in the Old Testament the LXX. translators for the most part use λειτουργεῖν for שרת, to attend on the service of the sanctuary; an expression which of itself conveys to the mind the idea of something rather magnificent: whereas the apostles followed (adopted) an easy humility.[6]-ταύτης, of this) viz. our.
[6] “Expeditam humilitatem,” a lowliness unencumbered by the state and magnificence which marked the Aaronic priesthood.-E. and T.