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Heb 3:3. Πλείονος, of more) Christ, a prophet as Moses, Act 3:22, note (whereas the other prophets only explained Moses); and yet He was different from Moses, ch. Heb 8:9; Joh 1:7. He is greater than Moses according to this passage.-γὰρ, for) The reason assigned (Ætiology) has relation to κατανοήσατε, consider.-δόξης, glory) Presently afterwards, τιμὴν, honour: τιμὴ here rather denotes something internal; δόξα follows it.-τοῦ οἴκου) The genitive is governed by πλείονα, the comparative; for it is an Enthymeme [a covert syllogism, wherein one or other premiss needs to be supplied], as follows: Christ is greater than the house (for the house is being prepared [‘built,’ κατασκευάζεται]; Christ hath prepared [‘built’] the house and all things, and so Christ is God): therefore Christ is greater than Moses. The reason is: for Moses is less than the house, as a minister and as in some measure a portion of the house; comp. Mat 12:6, note.