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Mat 26:25.[1125] Ῥαββί, Master) It is not recorded in Scripture that Judas ever called Jesus, Lord.-σὺ εἶπας, thou hast said) A formula of replying affirmatively, first to those who affirm, thence also to those who enquire, when the interrogation is taken away (as though it were a mode) and the sentence is left categorical.[1126] The question is asked, “JUDAS is the traitor?” the interrogation is taken away, and the categorical reply remains: “Judas IS the traitor.” A similar form of expression is found in Exo 10:29, כן דברת, So it is as thou hast said;[1127] cf. 1Ki 20:40, and Gnomon on Mat 26:64.
[1125] μήτι ἐγώ εἰμι) Is it I? [Surely it is not I?] Hypocrites counterfeit by imitation that which the sincere-hearted speak under the influence of genuine love.-V. g.
[1126] i.e. a simple and absolute affirmation.-(I. B.)
[1127] S. V. Εἴρηκας thou hast said.-E. V. Thou hast spoken well.-(I. B.)
Categorical, naked, and absolute, as opposed to a sentence in which there is a “modus,” i.e. some accompanying expression of feeling, thanksgiving, a prayer, or such like. See Append. on Sermo Modalis.-ED.