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Mat 6:19. Ὅπου, where) i.e. on earth. This has a causative force,[271] being equivalent to because there.[272]-ΒΡῶΣΙς, corrosion) This word, in opposition to moth, expresses rust, and every evil quality by which anything can become useless.-καὶ κλέπτουσι, and thus steal.
[271] Aetiology. See Appendix.-ED.
[272] Such is the principle of the life of not a few men, that they seem to exist in the world only for the purpose of amassing an abundance of earthly possessions.-V. g.
The particle δὲ in Mat 6:20 indicates that both cannot at the same time stand together.-V. g.