2Th_2:15.
Ἄρα
οὖν
] wherefore then, as such an end awaits you.
στήκετε
] stand fast, comp. 1Th_3:8. The opposite of
σαλευθῆναι
, 2Th_2:2.
καὶ
κρατεῖτε
τὰς
παραδόσεις
] and hold fast to the traditions, instructions in Christianity. As
κρατεῖν
here (comp. Mar_7:3), so does
κατέχειν
τὰς
παραδόσεις
stand in 1Co_11:2.
ἃς
ἐδιδάχθητε
] See Winer, p. 204 [E. T. 284].
εἴτε
διὰ
λόγου
] whether by oral discourse.
διʼ
ἐπιστολῆς
] refers to the First Epistle to the Thessalonians.