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Rev 11:1. Καὶ ἐδόθη μοι κάλαμος ὅμοιος ῥάβδῳ,[108] λέγων) See App. Crit. Ed. ii. on this passage. Ἐδόθη μοι λέγων might be resolved by Syllepsis: for the Hebrews put לאמר absolutely; whence the idiom of the Septuagint translators, λέγων and λέγοντες, for instance, Isa 7:2, καὶ ἀπηγγέλη εἰς τὸν οἶκον Δαυὶδ, λέγων· where in the passive ἀπηγγέλη is contained the active ἀπήγγειλεν, and on ἀπήγγειλεν depends λέγεν: 2Ki 18:36, ὅτι ἐντολὴ τοῦ βασιλέως, λέγων. And thus frequently, especially in Genesis and the earlier prophets, and Exo 18:3; Exo 18:6; 2Ch 10:15; Isa 30:21; Eze 12:22; Psa 78:4; Job 22:17. In like manner λέγων might here be connected with the verb ἔδωκεν, which is contained in ἐδόθη. But the speech is more conveniently attributed to the rod itself by Metonymy; John not seeing Him who gave the rod, and who is to be known from Rev 11:3; Rev 11:8. For thus also John heard the Altar speaking, ch. Rev 16:7.-ΜΈΤΡΗΣΟ:, measure) The measuring is yet future.
[108] So Ah Vulg. Memph. But Rec. Text, with B and Syr., adds καὶ ὁ ἄγγελος εἱστήκει before λέγων.-E.