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Php 2:8. Καὶ σχήματι, and in fashion) a distinct and lower degree of emptying. The antitheses are, the form of God, and the form of a servant. Yet such a division of the parts of the sentence remains as joins the two words, emptied, humbled, by and, without an asyndeton.[20] ἈΛΛᾺ, but, Php 2:7, divides into its two distinct parts the whole antithesis, which, after the ὃς, who, in the former part, has two clauses; more clauses in the second.-σχήματι εὑρεθεὶς ὡς ἄνθρωπος, being found in fashion as a man) σχῆμα, fashion, dress, clothing, food, gesture, words and actions.-εὑρεθεὶς, being found) showing Himself such, and bearing Himself so in reality.-ὡς ἄνθρωπος) as a man, a common man, as if He were nothing else besides, and as if He did not excel other men; He assumed to Himself nothing extraordinary.-ἐταπείνωσεν ἑαυτὸν, He humbled Himself [Engl. Vers. made Himself of no reputation]) The state of emptying gradually becomes deeper.-γενόμενος ὑπήκοος) became obedient, Heb 5:8, viz. to God. This ellipsis expresses εὐλάβειαν, the dutiful condescension of Jesus Christ; obedience becomes a slave.-μέχρι, even to [as far as to]) construed with humbled, also with obedient. There is the greatest humiliation in death; ch. Php 3:21; Act 8:33; Psa 90:3, LXX.; and the greatest obedience, Joh 10:18.-σταυροῦ, of the cross) which was the usual punishment of slaves [servants, whose form He took upon Him].
[20] So Lachm. rightly punctuates with comma after ἀνθρώπων γενόμενος, and καὶ σχήματι-ἐταπείνωσεν ἑαυτόν, without asyndeton. But Tisch. joins γενόμενος and εὑρεθεὶς by καὶ, putting the comma after ἄνθρωπος, so that here is an asyndeton between ἐκένωσεν and ἐταπείνωσεν.-ED.