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Act 27:21. Πολλῆς) Their abstinence was much, frequent, and long-continued.-τότε, then) When the world exults with joy, Christians abstain; when all others are in alarm, Christians are of good courage, and cheer up the others: Act 27:36.-ἔδει μὲν, ye ought indeed) It is not without cause that Paul thus begins: I had given you good counsel, I will give you good counsel again; now comply with it.-κερδῆσαι, to have gained) This does not depend on. μὴ. Κερδῆσαι, by a Euphemism, is equivalent to avoid. Josephus, b. ii. de Bello Jud. ch. xvi, τόγε τῆς ἣττης ὄνειδος κερδήσετε, ye will supersede (escape from) the disgrace of defeat. Add B. ii. Ant. Jud. ch. 3. Basilius of Seleucia, Or. 19, ἵνα, εἰ μὲν φθάσας ὁ λόγος ἐπιστρέψῃ τὴν ἔννοιαν, τὴν τιμωρίαν κερδάνωσιν. Casaubon on this passage compares Arist. ἠθ. μεγ. [153]. ii., ΚΑῚ ᾮ ΚΑΤᾺ ΛΌΓΟΝ ΖΗΜΊΑΝ ἯΝ ΛΑΒΕῖΝ, ΤῸΝ ΤῸ ΤΟΙΟῦΤΟΝ ΚΕΡΔΆΝΑΝΤΑ ΕὐΤΥΧῆ ΦΑΜΈΝ. So too the Latins use lucrifacere.-ταύτην, this) which is before our eyes.
[153] the Vatican MS., 1209: in Vat. Iibr., Rome: fourth cent.: O. and N. Test. def.