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Rev 2:18. Τῆς ἐν Θυατείροις ἐκκλησίας) The Alex. cod., and also Tertullian, read τῷ ἐν Θυατίροις, without the addition of the word ἐκκλησίας.[36] Where the angels of the seven churches are mentioned together, ch. Rev 1:20, the name of the church at Thyatira is not excepted. Now, where the series comes separately to the angel in Thyatira, the omission of the word church (for some in ancient times said that there was no church there at that time) certainly agrees with the small number of Christians in that town. An address is made to them separately in Rev 2:24. Among the Hebrews, ten persons at least were required to constitute a holy assembly: again, when there were seventeen Christians at Neocæsarea, Gregory was given to them as bishop. Therefore the flock at Thyatira might have been small and unknown, which could scarcely support the name of a church, and yet had an angel. St Carpus is reported to have been here.
[36] A omits ἐκκλησίας; but Ch Vulg. have it. A reads τῷ for τῆς; C omits it.-E.