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Mat 2:9. Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες, τοῦ βασιλέως, But when they had heard the king) The king ought rather to have heard and assisted them. The Magi, however, obtained the answer which they desired.[93]-καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ ἀστὴρ, κ.τ.λ., and, lo, the star, etc.) During the whole of their journey, they had not seen the star.-ἐλθὼν, having come) It may be conjectured, from the use of this verb, that the star was subject to the guidance of an intelligent cause.-Cf. ἐλθὼν, in Mat 2:8.
[93] Nor were they at all affected by the torpor and apathy of the scribes or of the Jews.-Vers. Germ.