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Act_12:5. ἐκτενής ] Lachm. reads ἐκτενῶς , after A? B à ; comp. D, ἐν ἐκτενείᾳ . Several VSS. also express the adverb, which, however, easily suggested itself as definition to γινομ .
ὑπέρ ] Lachm. Tisch. Born. read περί , which Griesb. has also approved, after A B D à , min. But περί is the more usual preposition with προσεύχεσθαι (comp. also Act_8:15) in the N. T.
Act_12:8. ζῶσαι ] So Lachm. Tisch. Born. But Elz. Scholz have περιζῶσαι , against A B D à , min. A more precise explanatory definition.
Act_12:9. αὐτῷ ] after ἠκολ . is, with Lachm. Tisch. Born., to be deleted, according to decisive evidence. A supplementary addition occasioned by μοι , Act_12:8.
Act_12:13. αὐτοῦ ] Elz. has τοῦ Πετροῦ , against decisive evidence.
Act_12:20. After ἦν δέ , Elz. has ὁ Ἡρώδης , against preponderant authority. The subject unnecessarily written on the margin, which was occasioned by a special section (the death of Herod) beginning at Act_12:20.
Act_12:23. δόξαν ] Elz. Tisch. have τὴν δόξαν . The article is wanting in D E G H, min. Chrys. Theophyl. Oec., but is to be restored (comp. Rev_19:7), seeing that the expression without the article was most familiar to transcribers; see Luk_17:18; Joh_9:24; Rom_4:20; Rev_4:9; Rev_11:13; Rev_14:7.
Act_12:25. After συμπαραλ . Lachm. and Born. have deleted καί , following A B D* à , min. and some VSS. But how readily may the omission of this καί be explained by its complete superfluousness! whereas there is no obvious occasion for its being added.