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Luk 2:25. Ἰερουσαλὴμ, Jerusalem) The Saviour was shown to this city at the very earliest time.-Συμεὼν, Simeon) the first prophet who said that Christ had come; and the one by whose instrumentality God proved that He, who was being presented to Him, was His First-begotten.-δίκαιος, just) in the discharge of duties.-εὐλαβὴς) Vulg. timoratus[27] in the disposition of his soul towards God.-ΠΡΟΣΔΕΧΌΜΕΝΟς ΠΑΡΆΚΛΗΣΙΝ ΤΟῦ ἸΣΡΑῊΛ, waiting for the consolation of Israel) not merely as Jacob, Gen 49:18 [I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord], looking to distant times; but as by this time approaching, Luk 2:38. Gradually the expectation of believers became concentrated into a shorter compass [more brought to a point], as is the case now with respect to His glorious second coming.-ἐπʼ αὐτὸν, upon him) as a prophet. See following verse.
[27] “One whose character was marked by reverential fear:” this answers to the idea of caution or circumspection which is in εὐλαβὴς.-ED. and TRANSL. Μωνσέως. D reads αὐτοῦ: abc Vulg. ejus: Rec. Text, αὐτῆς.-ED. and TRANSL.