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Col 2:19. Οὐ κρατῶν, not holding) He who does not hold Christ solely and above all others, does not hold Him at all.-τὴν κεφαλὴγ, the Head) Here faith has a foundation whereon it may be fixed. The opposite is, ἃ μὴ ἑώρακεν, ἐμβατεύων, he who flies beyond things placed in the middle (within reach), and tries to catch those that escape his grasp.-ἐξ οὗ, from which) [not from which Head, but from which hold] from holding the head; or else, from whom, viz. Christ, the Head.-διὰ τῶν ἁφῶν) by the joints (ties),[17] viz. of faith, Eph 4:16. It is to this word that ἐπιχορηγούμενον refers.-καὶ συνδέσμων) and bonds (bands) of ‘love’ and ‘peace,’ Eph 4:3. It is to this that συμβιβαζόμενον refers; comp. Col 2:2.-ἐπιχορηγούμενον) receiving ἐπιχορηγίαν, ministration to it (being ministered to); so 3Ma 6:38, πανθʼ ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως χορηγούμενοι, supplied with all things by the king.
[17] Beng. here translates ἁφῶν, nexus; but see the somewhat different explanation in Gnom., Eph 4:16.-ED.