Mat 24:17. Μὴ καταβαινέτω, let him not come down) sc. let him come down, not by the inner, but by the outer stairs.[1045]-ἆραί τι, to take anything) e.g. victuals; corresponding with garments in the next verse.
[1045] The roofs of Jewish houses could be reached either by the inner staircase, which communicated with the interior, or by the outer steps, which led directly to the ground without.-(I. B.)