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Mat_8:2. Λεπρός ] λέπρα , öÈøÇòÇú , a most dangerous, contagious disease, descending to the fourth generation, which lacerated the body with scales, tetter, and sores; Trusen, bibl. Krankh. p. 103 ff.; Kurtz in Herzog’s Encykl. I. p. 626 ff.; Furer in Schenkel’s Bibellex. I. p. 317 ff.; Saalschutz, M. R. p. 223 ff.
κύριε ] To express the reverence that is founded on the recognition of higher power.
ἐὰν θέλῃς ] entire resignation to the mighty will of Jesus.
καθαρίσαι ] from the disease that was polluting the body; Plut. Mor. p. 134 D.
ἐκαθαρίσθη αὐτοῦ ἡ λέπρα ] and immediately his leprosy was cleansed (Joh_11:32), Mat_13:25, Mat_22:13, Mat_25:41. The leprosy is spoken of as cleansed, according to the idea that the disease experiences the healing—that the disease is healed (Mat_4:23). Differently and more correctly expressed in Mar_1:42.
On θέλω , Bengel aptly observes: “echo prompta ad fidem leprosi maturam.” In answer to Paulus, who understands the cleansing in the sense of pronouncing clean,—as also Schenkel, Keim,—see Strauss, II. p. 48 ff., and Bleek.