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Mat 15:28. Ὦ γύναι, O woman) Now at length our Lord addresses her.[700]-ΜΕΓΆΛΗ, great) Modesty does not interfere with greatness of faith; see ch. Mat 8:8-9.-ὡς, as) After the hard struggle, so much the more is given.-θέλεις, thou wishest) There is faith even in wishing.-ἀπὸ, κ.τ.λ., from that very hour) The soundness which followed was lasting.
[700] Assigning to her no ordinary phrase, with which there was no danger of the woman being inflated on account of her extraordinary humility of mind.-V. g.