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Mat_27:57. Ὀψίας δὲ γενομ .] the so-called first or early evening, just before the close of the Jewish day. Deu_21:22 f.; Joseph. Bell. iv. 5. 2. See also Lightfoot, p. 499.
ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθ .] belongs to ἄνθρωπος πλούσιος . Comp. μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν , Mat_2:1. The other evangelists describe him as a member of the Sanhedrim; an additional reason for supposing him to have resided in Jerusalem.
ἦλθεν ] namely, to the place of execution, as the context shows, and not to the praetorium (de Wette, Bleek), to which latter Mat_27:58 represents him as going only after his return from the scene of the crucifixion. Arimathia, øÈîÈúÇéÄí with the article, 1Sa_1:1, the birthplace of Samuel (see Eusebius, Onom., and Jerome, Ep. 86, ad Eustoch. epitaph. Paul. p. 673), and consequently identical with Rama (see on Mat_2:18); LXX.: Ἀρμαθαίμ .
καὶ αὐτός ] et ipse, like those women and their sons, Mat_27:56.
μαθητεύειν τινι ] to be a disciple of any one; see Kypke, II. p. 141 f. Comp. on Mat_13:52. He was a secret follower of Jesus, Joh_19:38.