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Mat_20:33 f. Ἵνα ἀνοιγῶσιν , κ . τ . λ .] answering the above question in terms of the object aimed at in the cry, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς , of which ἵνα ἀνοιγ ., κ . τ . λ . is the continuation.
ἥψατο ] different from Mark and Luke, who represent Jesus as healing merely by the power of His word.
τῶν ὀμμάτων (see critical notes), used for variety, being, as far as the meaning is concerned, the same as ὀφθαλμοί . Comp. Xen. Mem. i. 4. 17; Plat. Alc. I. p. 133 B.
ἀνέβλ . αὐτ . οἱ ὀφθ .] their eyes recovered the power of seeing; naïvely told.
ἠκολούθ . αὐτῷ ] we cannot tell whether they followed him permanently, though this seems probable from Mar_10:46.