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Mat_19:4. Αὐτούς ] δηλαδὴ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους · τουτὶ μὲν οὖν τὸ ῥητὸν ἐν τῇ βίβλῳ τῆς γενέσεως (Matthew 1:27) γέγραπται , Euthymius Zigabenus. The following αὐτούς should be understood after ὁ ποιήσας , as the object of the succeeding verb has often to be supplied after the participle (Krüger’s note on Xen. Anab. i. 8. 11). For ποιεῖν , to create, comp. Plat. Tim. p. 76 C; Hesiod, Theog. 110, 127 ( γένος ἀνθρώπων ).
ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ] does not belong to ὁ ποιήσας (as usually explained), in which case it would be superfluous, but to what follows (Fritzsche, Bleek), where great stress is laid on the expression, “since the very beginning” (Mat_19:8).
ἄρσεν κ . θῆλυ ] as male and female, as a pair consisting of one of each sex.
ἐποίησεν ] after ὁ ποίησας the same verb. See Kühner, ad Xen. Mem. iv. 2. 21, and Gramm. II. 2, p. 656.